David Elson

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Change the culture

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@jwise_woman Good luck....and congrats!!!

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@DrFNA Overcast

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@awfulannouncing Hehehehe @LoroAsh

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@JamesSmyth621 @jaysonst @LoroAsh : Tartabull!!

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@annieyang912 Thanks for sharing that article...will read tomorrow, as I am curious to see if some other writing I’ve found strange crops up as well. I’m also not a fan of the phrase ‘denies’ in the HPI. Makes no sense given that everything in HPI is according to the patient.

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@brookevitti Hopefully systemic changes to eliminate these costs will happen soon. For those who need help now try the organization below: their mission is to connect doctors and patients to financial resources: https://t.co/hBTqQQV3Lq

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@MonicaMaloney_ @archbabu I also struggle with writing a PS. I found this thread helpful: https://t.co/XanWOejRrp

[Kimberly D. Manning, MD, MACP @gradydoctor]

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Residency Interview, Circa 1995

Him: “You say here in your #PERSONALSTATEMENT ‘Research is the linchpin of a thriving academic medical center.’”
Me: *smug smile*
Him: “Tell me what you meant by that.”
Me: 😳

Rut roh.

Real talk? I just wanted to use the word “linchpin.”

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@ShrutiKoti My general mood when I work on NBME questions

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@SportsCenter @LoroAsh gaipara chemi guli just watching this clip. Also, we need sports back.

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@RepJoshG: Please advocate for a national wastewater testing program for COVID-19

[Raghav Gupta @GuptaRMD]

@layon_overwhale @nataliexdean Amazing.. seems everyone is doing stuff that we oughta be doing!!

A very good read about waste water monitory by @ashishkjha & @annasmehrotra

https://t.co/mIKxlSaqTf

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@LimGrapes @CTylerSmith2 @emilysharpe @ruthi_landau @dr_rajgupta @Ron_George @MariaSheikhMD @EMARIANOMD @FeycePeralta @PalliativeMedMD @dremilym 🤓😂😏😳🤦‍♂️🤨

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@JHaydek @Jonesy_MA I was unaware that metformin interferes w/vitamin B12 absorption. For those who are curious, here's a link to an article with more information about it: https://t.co/O5AeHnDFrp. In one RCT "metformin decreased the serum vitamin B12 levels by 22% compared to placebo".

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@ChristinaAmutah Is that range of accepted or matriculates? One thing to keep in mind is that most data reported is averaging accepted students rather than matriculates. So, if one person with 526 gets admitted to 10 schools, all ten of them use that score to inflate their avg.

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@dandrezner A golden calf would be on-brand for this administration.

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@gregcote @LeBatardShow @HeraldSports

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@BriChristophers @BigRedPremed My two cents: switch MCAT to pass/fail, eliminate the interview, and use a simple lottery to admit students. There’s a Canadian school that is trying a version of this. Eliminates a lot of costs (to school and student) & bias.

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

Excellent thread here. Highly recommended to #MedStudentTwitter, esp those who wanted a refresher on Lead Time bias.

[Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @EpiEllie]

THINK LIKE AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST: why are COVID deaths *still* not going up 3 weeks after case counts started increasing? There are many possible explanations, but one I haven’t seen mentioned is the impact of widespread testing on *early detection*.

A #tweetorial on LEAD TIME BIAS.

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@IDJClub I was surprised at pregnancy not being exclusion criteria. Cool to see that.

Trials at my Univ hospital have that as exclusion. Being a prisoner is also an exclusion criteria at our hospital. #IDJClub

[David Elson @theMCATguy]

@IDJClub Oh. Thought that was implied!