After 10 years in academic medicine, I've learned a few things - often by messing up or making assumptions.

Here's a quick 🧵on 5 things I've learned that may be helpful for the budding academic... Tip #1: Intelligence isn't the only driver of success.

Early on in my career, I thought it was the smartest people who got ahead. Over time, I've learned that's not always the case...

Are you better off being taken care of by an MD or DO?

@jbcarmody & I had the honor to discuss the recent @AnnalsofIM paper that found no differences in 30-day mortality,🏥 readmissions, LOS, or health care costs between MD and DO's...

acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/m2…

A quick 🧵... 1/ A quick synopsis for those who haven't had the chance to read the article by @AMiyawaki38, @AnupamBJena, Nate Gross, and @Yusuke_Tsugawa:

@AnnalsofIM article here: acpjournals.org/doi/epdf/10.73…

Private health insurance is better than public health insurance (Medicare, Medicaid, or VA), right...?

Maybe not. In our @JAMANetworkOpen paper, we explore the domains of Access, Costs, & Satisfaction with care.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

A quick thread... 1/ 2/ We used the BRFS Survey to assess individuals' responses to questions around costs of care, access to providers, and overall satisfaction with care...

Controlling for underlying health status as it can easily impact one's use and opinions on these outcomes.

1/ My last thoughts for the day: The first time someone implied that, because my parents weren't born in the US, I couldn't understand what it's like to be Black in America...I was frustrated and hurt. #Sharethemicnowmed @Abdi_Abdullahi_

https://twitter.com/KidaneMD/status/1276189295447928833

2/ I was born in the US and grew up identifying as Black. I'd experienced the racism that comes with that - from police encounters to being told by another med school interviewee that I was probably going to be accepted because I'm Black. #Sharethemicnowmed @Abdi_Abdullahi_

1/ @pedsmd2b brought up how Blacks + Hispanics make up only 10.8% of the physician workforce and 13.3% of matriculants, despite these communities making up a combined 31.7% of the US population.

How does med admissions play a role in this? #Sharethemicnowmed
@Abdi_Abdullahi_ 2/ The literature is clear: URM students perform worse than their White counterparts on the MCAT due to structural racism and SES status. Let me put this into perspective for you. #sharethemicnowmed @Abdi_Abdullahi_ tinyurl.com/ydb2zx7d

1/ I've been encouraged to be apolitical, lest my political views impact my ability to care for patients. The worry that speaking up about racism/social justice issues will impact residency/job prospects weighs on the minds of all #BMIM #BWIM #Sharethemicnowmed @Abdi_Abdullahi 2/ But for some of us, this isn’t a switch you turn on/off. During undergrad, I was pulled over at least 4 times by campus police. I was asked why my vehicle smelled like marijuana, when I’ve never smoked. I was asked if my vehicle was stolen. #Sharethemicnowmed @Abdi_Abdullahi

1/ A quick and brief #Tweetorial on how to provide editorial feedback on a medical or scientific manuscript. Or as I like to say “Finding the Goldilocks of giving Feedback – Not too harsh, but no too nice...” 2/ Editorial feedback is a primary means of interaction in academics – how people experience it can drastically affect their career course, well-being, and their future impact on others. This highlights the importance of optimizing how you perform this task…

1/ A short #Tweetorial on how to (not) present a “busy” PowerPoint slide. The “Where’s Waldo?” of Academic Medicine.

We’ve all seen it, and we all grumble about it, but how can we do better? Here are a few pointers I've seen and received over the years... 2/ Starting with word count. The phrase “Less is More” applies here. Your slides should act as the backbone to your talk. People are there to hear you speak, not read a PowerPoint presentation…

1/ Here by popular demand “How to Publish in Academics When Publishing Isn’t Your Thing”.

A #Tweetorial on the picking & publishing low-hanging fruit in academic medicine.

Further input always welcome. By no means complete. Hope it helps. Thread… @AcademicChatter @AcademicsSay @laxswamy @AdamRodmanMD @michellebr00ks @MDaware @FutureDocs @vineet_chopra @ShikhaJainMD @aoglasser 2/ First, make sure publishing aligns well with your professional goals. If it does, know why you have to do it and recognize the benefits that can come along with it… H/T @MeghaGargMD