1 / Do you also hate the current format of conference posters? So much great content buried behind bad design.

Here are 4 design strategies to help improve the poster for accessibility and engagement.

(Thread below, Video here: ) #MedEd #FOAMed
2 / Simplify your format.

Shorten the title. Get rid of sections you don't need.

1 / So great to welcome our new residents to the hospital!

While not a complete list, here are some "Common Intern Calls" you will likely encounter and some approaches to handling them.
#MedEd #FOAMED 2/ Some upfront principles. For awhile, everything will be a, "first time" so you won't have all the answers. Don't let that discourage you. Try to get more data, see the patient, then pass it up to someone more senior to help you problem solve.

1/ Like many research groups, we @UMichCHOPFellow have an office building full of cubicles... as we've changed so much over the last 3 years, so did our space. Here is an update on our office space redesign pilot and what we're learning so far... 2/ At our core, we're a busy group centered around research grants and training fellows. While numbers don't really capture the core of our mission, we put out a little over a paper a day, and manage about $1m/month in active funding.

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The 5 sections of an effective Specific Aims Page when writing a R01. #ASC2023 #FOAmed

1/ Introduce the topic.
Less numbers (everyone has stats), keep it short and pithy. Communicate the fierce urgency of NOW. 2/ Create knowledge gaps.
Make clear is what known and unknown, stick to relevant gaps, and establish a pattern of parallel writing.

1/ We're welcoming a new group of fellows spending 2 years researching with us... Here are the three most common questions they ask mentors (and how to address them):
#MedEd #FOAMed #Mentoring 2/ To start, some upfront principles. The goals of focused research time at this career stage include: transferable skills, developing a mission & vision, and growing your community.

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What is the lasting legacy of racist housing policy on modern outcomes after surgery?

Important work led by @DiazAdrian10 out ahead of print today in @AnnalsofSurgery : journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger… 2/ In the 1930s, US Govt. Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) used racial composition of neighborhoods to determine creditworthiness & label them ‘‘Best’’, ‘‘Still Desirable’’, ‘‘Definitely Declining’’, & ‘‘Hazardous.’’ Lenders used these maps to inform home loan approvals.

1/ Happy July 1st! I remember my intern year getting a lot of pages & struggling to work through them. Overtime, I saw the patterns & took notes... so I present to you: Common Intern Calls

(Yes - as an intern I didn't know how to forward the pagers)
#FOAMed #MedTwitter #July1st 2/ This isn't an exhaustive list-but illustrative examples of common surgery intern calls. An upfront take home message, you'll rarely go wrong if you:
1. Get more Data - repeat vitals, labs
2. See the patient - sick? not sick?
3. Pass it up - get a senior involved when unsure

1/ @umichmedicine we're quickly developing more and more ICU experience with #COVID19 patients and have open sourced all our pathways, protocols and lessons learned here: med.umich.edu/surgery/mcccn/ #MedEd #FOAMED 2 / #COVID19 Airway response Guidelines for Outside of OR Airways med.umich.edu/surgery/mcccn/ #MedED #FOAMED