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Hospitalist division director, mom, adventurer. Committed to social change, & a sustainable future for docs & patients alike. tweets=my views, not employer
Sep 24, 2019 16 tweets 8 min read
1/#Tweetorial! The @Aaimonline Collab on Learning & Working Environment Optimization released a conceptual model to guide LWE improvement.

But how do you actually USE the model?

We suggest 3 simple applications for #meded at the front lines:

amjmed.com/article/S0002-… 2/One quick question before explaining our three proposed approaches. In your opinion, is there a difference between a “Definition” of a thing, and a “Model”? Poll below and feel free to explain your answer:
Aug 22, 2019 10 tweets 6 min read
1/Was sent this by an EM friend who had to interpret this totally outdated scene for her stroke recertification. For real this image is part of a standardized test in 2019??? We decided there were some other images in need of “correcting”
#timesuphc #medtwitter #heforshe 2/
“I went to medical school and all I got was a full time job and full time parenting.”
Apr 22, 2019 23 tweets 13 min read
1/Tweetorial! Exploring a novel conceptual model of the clinical Learning & Working Environment (LWE) #MedEd
Do you wonder what the Clinical LWE *is*? Given the energy we put into making the LWE better, why is this still such a confusing question?
So - can you define the LWE? 2/In July 2017 an @AAIMOnline collaborative was tasked to recommend strategies for LWE improvement. In early discussions we realized we had no shared mental model of the LWE w/ which to systematically approach improvement. 2yrs later we are publishing a conceptual model.