Thread by @AdamRodmanMD

A proposal!

Are you:

✅A listener of @BedsideRounds?
✅A medical student at a US or Canadian medical school?
✅Interested in medical history, philosophy, and epistemology?

And then question 2:

✅Do you want to collaborate on a research project?

If so, 🧵⬇️

First, some details! Over the past six years, I've made a lot of podcasts (some of them better than others), and I know they're being used for teaching at medical schools across the country.

The subjects that I cover -- history, epistemology, diagnostic reasoning, philosophy -- are generally not part of medical school curricula, or are only briefly touched (though there are amazing electives).

That being said, *I* think they're very important (obvi), and I certainly wish I had that sort of teaching when I was a student.

So, if you're still reading -- the project:

I want to develop a podcasting curricula of @BedsideRounds episodes, as well as standalone lectures, that would serve either an interested student, or a backbone to an elective.

Other than the podcasts, this might involve infographics, readings, discussion question, even MCQs.

I want to develop such a curriculum the right way -- so a needs assessment, curating the content, developing ancillary content, and measuring impact. The final product would be a curricular website (probably curriculum.bedsiderounds.org, but we can find a catchier name)

So I am looking for one or two medical students who:

👉are interested in medical history
👉have experience (or desire) in making visuals or infographics (no experience strictly necessary though -- I'll teach you!)
👉are looking for a research project

(many medical schools require research projects, and I will fill whatever paperwork you need!)

I'm excited about this for TWO reasons, actually.

1⃣ I think this stuff is important and want to help other educators
2⃣ I'm legitimately excited about trialing new ways to ...

... disseminate curricula and measure impact for organic digital education projects like podcasting.

Still reading and interested? Shoot me a DM! I'm planning on getting started in the new year, and hoping to launch the curriculum in the spring!