As a colleague of @JeffSiracuse, the apology for their paper is no surprise; they got feedback and swiftly responded. Additional responses from the journal and the authorship team are forthcoming.
One of the lessons here is the difference between intent and impact.
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One of the lessons here is the difference between intent and impact.
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The intent to remind us that our social media presence is public is important.
A general rule I'd been told was don't post what you wouldn't want your mother or a judge to see.
The corollary is that if it's posted and public people can make decisions based on that.
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A general rule I'd been told was don't post what you wouldn't want your mother or a judge to see.
The corollary is that if it's posted and public people can make decisions based on that.
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The impact was chilling and reinforcing a definition of professionalism that has barred and continues to bar people from our profession.
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What we need to do is address WHO is defining what is professional and WHAT professionalism really needs to be.
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For too long has professionalism been used to stop people from becoming clinicians.
Rather, we need to craft a professionalism that creates a more diverse and human image of our profession.
#unprofessionalmedtwitter #medbikini
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Rather, we need to craft a professionalism that creates a more diverse and human image of our profession.
#unprofessionalmedtwitter #medbikini
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