Joseph Marcus

Infectious diseases MD, toddler parent, lifelong learner. Opinions are my own

[Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @ABsteward]

🆕⚡A consensus of international experts on definition, sampling, treatment, and prevention of peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannula-site infection obtained by the Delphi method: the SAVECMO study #IDXposts
https://t.co/nYabv03RWF

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

Come this Sunday at #IDWeek2025

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

Come join the ID community at the unofficial IDWeek Social Media Meet-Up!

All are welcome.

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

Come join the ID community at the unofficial IDWeek Social Media Meet-Up!

All are welcome.

[Open Forum Infectious Diseases @OFIDJournal]

?Outcomes of Military Blood Donors with Reactive Trypanosoma cruzi Antibody Screening

✅ Just Accepted
🔗 https://t.co/NpagU52Tzv

[MMWR @CDCMMWR]

Clinicians & public health professionals: Conjunctivitis in young adults can be caused by nongroupable N. meningitidis. Rapid culture & serogroup identification can guide treatment & outbreak response for those living in communal settings. https://t.co/43FSqwmWCo

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

Thank you @bryan_p_white!

I completely agree. While @IDWeekmtg is a fantastic meeting, not having a completed manuscript will be what gives me heartburn as a mentor.

I’ve had a couple trainees finish project early, but only one where we held it for a while b4 submission

[Bryan White @bryan_p_white]

@JosephMarcusID I like the write and publish now. Doing a poster is a good experience, but there is a decent amount of time spent fomatting and polishing it. Depending on the project, it could go to the SHEA spring meeting.

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

#IDResearchChallenges 🥼🧫🧬👨‍🔬👩‍🔬Week 8- November Success

Most respondents thought:
IM projects finishing now should focus on writing and publishing ASAP

My thoughts below:

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

#IDResearchChallenges 🥼🧫🧬👨‍🔬👩‍🔬Week 8- November Success

Case: You mentor an IM resident vaguely interested in ID. Your project finishes data analysis in November!

Do you:

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

Now my thoughts: from day 1, I tell my trainees my expectation is for a national presentation and a manuscript.

If ahead of schedule, I tend to have them write manuscript and submit later in the year (July/Aug) so they can still get the experience of IDWeek

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

#IDResearchChallenges 🥼🧫🧬👨‍🔬👩‍🔬Week 8- November Success

Case: You mentor an IM resident vaguely interested in ID. Your project finishes data analysis in November!

Do you:

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

If this sounds familiar, you may have seen her presentation at @IDWeekmtg

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

Check out my mentee’s poster!

ID Fellow Lisa Townsend presents on GC/CT testing in the military

#IDWeek2023

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

New article out in Sexually Transmitted Diseases:

With universal screening of almost 100k women entering USAF Basic Training between 2006-2021:

✅ CT positivity ~5%, GC ~0.1%
✅ ⬆️ follow-up testing (~70%)
✅ ⬆️ positivity on follow-up (~15%)

https://t.co/6DPCePfGvO

[Contagion @Contagion_Live]

In our Fall issue: Dr. Myeongji Kim, Dr. Joseph Marcus, and Dr. Aditya Shah write about the emergence of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-associated infections, and offer a review of how to define them and management of this heterogeneous syndrome.
https://t.co/P37QsfGccx

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

@JonathanRyderMD @Contagion_Live @IDdocAdi Thank you for the invitation! I’m always happy to talk about ECMO infections

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

Thank you #IDtwitter for perspectives!

I hope others find it useful. I’m planning #IDResearchChallenges 🥼🧫🧬👨‍🔬👩‍🔬Week 8 next weekend

Please let me know if there is a way I could make this more useful for others

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

#IDResearchChallenges 🥼🧫🧬👨‍🔬👩‍🔬Week 7- An idea 💡

Case: When you have a new idea for a research project and don’t have a particular mentee in mind….

Most respondents would reach out to training programs to find perspective mentees.

My thoughts below ⬇️

#IDTwitter

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

#IDResearchChallenges 🥼🧫🧬👨‍🔬👩‍🔬Week 7- An idea 💡

Case: You have a project idea that would be perfect for a medical student or resident, but don’t have a particular trainee in mind?

Do you:

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

Generally,
✅Add to list: second half of year to prepare for incoming residents, fellows

✅Start project: Only a few times for projects I can’t wait for

✅Reach out to leadership: Early in year once all my mentees have projects

[Joseph Marcus @JosephMarcusID]

Thanks @lichenlady94!

An option not mentioned is having colleagues recommend a trainee for project or to co-lead a project with another colleague! Always great to work with a diverse team and get multiple perspectives on a project

[Susan Egbert, PharmD (she/her) @lichenlady94]

@JosephMarcusID I think that this is always a perfect opportunity to have collaborations!