We discussed some of the literature on the use of social media in medicine and medical education, and how educators can leverage social media as a tool to disseminate medical information. The highlight came at the end, when we taught the faculty how to use Twitter. The goal was to have five new faculty join Twitter. Many more joined, and the discussion was nothing short of fabulous. It was clear that the faculty were wholly accepting of taking the plunge to use Twitter in medical education (the hashtag used was #IUEMFacDev).
Today, the learning that took place just two days ago was put into action. The faculty used a hashtag (#IUEMTalks) for their own lecture series. Kudos to Dan Rusyniak, MD, for putting on this great workshop. I appreciate so much the invitation to share and learn from emergency medicine faculty colleagues, as well as the willingness of so many to put into practice this new learning tool.
Here is a link to the workshop handouts.
In an upcoming venue, our institution is privileged to host (to have hosted, for some readers) the first inaugural Mobile Computing in Medical Education conference on May 31, 2013, in Indianapolis. In this conference, we will showcase several different ways in which medical students, residents, fellows and faculty utilize mobile tablets in medical education. We look forward to sharing the learning opportunities in this one-of-a-kind conference.
So how are you using emerging technology to further medical education?
