Excited to share our work @ VCUSOM dipping our toes into the VR realm for #meded. Low budget proof of concept and students loved it! @alan_dow Using Virtual Reality to Teach Medical Students Cross-Coverage Skills - The American Journal of Medicine

COMMENTARY: Reading the headlines, one would think gambling has been a huge success for Virginia. But that’s because we don’t talk about the downsides of gambling.

Now that the Super Bowl has passed.... We need to talk about our gambling problem https://t.co/OjPXSia3bI via @MercuryVirginia #SuperBowl #gambling

What is ignored or neglected by the media -- but will be studied by historians? Here's the full list of 25 examples:

It's harder to separate work from personal life than we realize. Data on 47k surgeons doing 980k procedures: patients are significantly more likely to die on surgeons' birthdays. When they leave us distracted or rushed, even positive events can have negative consequences.

These are my teammates. We are Olympic champions. Three of us tried to give birth. Two of us experienced near-death complications. One of us died. We have to, and we will do more. Tori’s death cannot and will not be in vain. https://t.co/cE4o00nP9c

Hat tip to the work of Lisa Harris of University of Michigan and @FutureDocs whose writings shaped this piece.

These factors that worsen pregnancy outcomes don’t just stop at the state line; they worsen maternal outcomes in neighboring states — like Virginia. As these women leave health care deserts to seek either prenatal care and abortion services, we will see...

Writing how neighboring states' abortion restrictions will worsen maternal mortality rates in #Virginia https://t.co/MF0cVmfvfC via @RTDOpinions #AbortionIsHealthCare

Wrapped up a busy, packed week of Transition to Residency (aka capstone) for our graduating med students! 20+ hours of teaching over the week with @davidjessee. So much fun, rewarding, and exhausting! @vcuhospitalmed @VCUHealth #VRMedEd #nightfloatsims #bedsideprocedures

A 20-year range ..

I teach my learners that empathy takes work. Now, AI might lessen that work: https://t.co/ZxsbF9DvGJ Is this a good thing?

Tremendous anchoring effect with AI, even the best radiologists were wrong >50% when AI gave the wrong suggestion. Very much suggests blinding and randomization necessary to truly evaluate these systems.

Wrapping up #ACP2023 with a full house for highlights and doctor’s dilemma. Congrats, OHSU, on the victory. See everyone in Boston next year! @justinberk @MeganLemayMD @ACPIMPhysicians

Critical session starting shortly at #ACP2023 #IMProud

Compared to physicians on Reddit, Chat GPT is more empathetic and gives better advice. https://t.co/I2hgIHeCl4 via @JAMAInternalMed part of @JAMANetwork. So, don’t look for medical advice on Reddit?

Great start to #ACP2023 with remarks from two very impressive people #improud @FutureDocs @RyanMire1

#improud to advocate for greater physician voice in political decisions.

Higher rates of meningitis with a more invasive form of Strep: Scope of Group A Streptococcal Meningitis Isolates Using Surveillance Data https://t.co/2Ga77EXIKW via @JAMA_current part of @JAMANetwork

To answer the question below: yes. @KellyLockeman @VCUCIPE