Posts Tagged ‘web 2.0’

I made a short 7 minute video as a quick introduction to Twitter and how you can use it to get tips and strategies for your med school rotations, internship, and residency. Just click on the video image below to get started. You will need the most up-to-date QuickTime player (free version).

I posted a blog post a couple of weeks ago, just after the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) issued a press release warning about scam certification boards. In that post, I mentioned that I was working on an identity theft report for Rookie Docs – medical students, interns, residents, fellows, and new attendings.

Well, the report is done… all 40-some pages of it. And you can get it free. “Free” meaning no money, but not entirely free. It will “cost” you three short questions.

Now, I can sit back and write random post after random post, not having a clue if you find them interesting and helpful… OR, I can ask you what you want me to write about. So, that’s what I’m doing. That’s the catch…

You anonymously answer three short questions about your financial fears and concerns, and I give you a free 40-page ebook on protecting yourself and your patients from identity theft. Sound fair? Here’s what I want you to do:

1. Click on the ==> 3-question anonymous survey link <==
2. Answer each question honestly
3. Click “Done” after answering the third question
4. You will be redirected to the download page
5. Download and read (or skim) the report, or not…

Keep in mind, I am not a lawyer (thank God), I am not a financial planner, I do not know your particular circumstances, and my advice does not substitute for a qualified professional in these areas. You can take my tips or leave them. In general, it is solid advice, but it may or may not apply to you.

And, as always, I want your feedback. (And a quick thanks for all of you who gave such good reviews of the CXR Mistakes report in the Members Area… keep it coming)

OK, now that we’re in the thick of the residency application season and people are gearing up for their residency interviews, RookieDoctor.com has a Twitter-Only special. Here’s how it works…

If you’re not on Twitter, sign up… it’s free and it’s cool. You can read more about it at my first blog post about Twitter. Once you sign up, follow RookieDoc.

Then just send me a direct message through Twitter. Just type a letter “d” in the Twitter message box, followed by my user name “RookieDoc”. Then type your message and send it.

Your message should look something like this:

d RookieDoc Sign me up for the personal statement review.

If you are one of the first 5 to respond, I’ll send you a direct message notifying you of the next step (how to get your CV and/or personal statement to me, etc). All of this is free, of course, but for the first five only. Go to Twitter.com and sign up now.

StumbleUpon is an awesome social bookmarking site that allows you to surf the net in an exciting way. Basically, you install a little plug-in into your browser that provides you with a “stumble” button. Whenever you click on it, you will be sent to a web site that either fits the categories you pre-selected as topics you are interested in, or you will be sent to a web site that your friends have flagged as interesting.

Why am I telling you this? Well, RookieDoctor.com is on StumbleUpon. And as I go through sites that I think may be of interest to you for your training, I flag it. (I give it a “thumbs up.”) You can choose to “stumble” through the sites RookieDoctor.com has given a thumbs up or you can go to RookieDoc’s StumbleUpon page and see which sites they are.

Also, if you happen to like one of the posts on this blog, you can give it a thumbs up by using the icon at the bottom of the post. You can also review it and post comments for other “stumblers”.

If you have any sites you think I should comment on or stumble, let me know. And if you join StumbleUpon, then tag me as a friend.

At first, I was skeptical. Something inside of me said that sending only very small ‘tweets’ of information would be useless and distracting. But after hearing about a bunch of people I respect using Twitter, I looked into it a little more – a lot more actually.

I found that by reading my friends’ ‘tweets’ about what they were doing, I learned some things about them that I didn’t know before – even though we were friends. Actually, I’ve hit some of them up for advice in those areas after learning their interest in them. Twitter is like text messaging on steroids.

So, I decided to do it for RookieDoctor.com. Rather than wait until there is a collection of good links or a bunch of useful articles before sending a RookieDoc FAQ or making a new RookieDoc PDF report, I can just tweet them, as I find them.

Likewise, if you find something you think other med students, interns, or residents might find useful, you can ‘tweet’ me directly. Go check out Twitter now and look it over. If you happen to sign up, then start “following” me (RookieDoc) and send me a personal message to let me know you’re on board.

Be cautious about what you put out there though. As a physician, the world holds you to a different standard – sometimes rightfully so, sometimes not. Certainly, you should never, ever put patient information or even institution information online in any way… not a web page, not a blog, and not Twitter.

If it’s not something you would shout across a crowded room, then don’t even think of putting it out there. It will come back and bite you.

Go ahead… tweet me Rookie Doc on Twitter