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Medical education, dreaming of the next meal, owner of energetic ginger dog

Joined June 2020
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Love this poem
A moving poem from @brian_bilston. Read it down. Then read it up. Expand your circle of empathy…
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Good 🧵 on why a 4 year medical course should not become standard…👇🏻
I did a medical degree in 3 years 7 months. Here's why I think 4 year medical degrees as standard is a truly AWFUL idea.
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This article is important. It is a crying shame that appropriate challenge is met with being ostracised. It is not just pay that needs to change to keep people in the NHS.
It’s 40 years of the @RCSnews Bulletin So I thought I’d write something “Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better.” @DrMayaAngelou “Speak up, speak out, get in the way. Get in good trouble, necessary trouble” Rep John Lewis #medtwitter
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This has totally cheered up Monday morning.
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A very lovely meal @ restaurant sat bains. Aperitif called ‘bitter’ and ‘sour’ (hopefully not describing us), a surprise outside course and the best scallop I have eaten.
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The best of Britain
Happy May! It is, hands down, my favourite month of the year. In the countryside all is fresh and new, with a just-laundered look to every tree and hedgerow bedecked in bright leaves and flowers. The birds sing like crazy, the days are warm, and I wish it could last forever.
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Blue tit singing on a cold early morning you can see its song in the air 😀 📸: Mikhail Kalinin
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I'm asking those who love the outdoors to post a picture. A picture that YOU took. Just a pic. No description. The goal is to regain peace and harmony without negativity. Please copy the text, put a picture on YOUR page, and let's look at these beautiful pictures. Here’s mine:
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Generally try not to get involved in political tweets but that comment by @Edwina_Currie is just so wrong on so many levels
Please @Edwina_Currie, shut up! There are 7.2m million people on waiting lists👇, a problem created by political choices & > decade of underinvestment. This wasnt caused by doctors (or anyone else) striking, but #PayRestoration will go a long way to sorting it RT if u agree
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Another interesting thread on AI in medical assessment. We need to rethink education and assessment, not try to outrun AI as that is impossible.
This morning, I ran some case scenarios for the @StanfordSurgery @OpNotes residents to help them prep for the oral boards. This afternoon, I tested GPT-4 AI on the same exact scenarios - word for word. The results were shocking. Buckle up...
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A day stuck on zoom then the last 30 mins of light with the dog… all is well again!
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I love this 👇🏻…how have I not heard of this before?
Often in the workshops I facilitate, we have a ground rule of "no HIPPOs" (Highest Paid Person's Opinion counts most). I just found a great graphic for this via @tweetvandijk that I am going to steal with pride.
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This is the kind of vista I dream about on a Monday morning. #waitingfortheweekend
This is the beautiful ancient oak woodland of Padley Gorge in the Peak District. The milky afternoon sunlight among the old trees was wonderful, picking out the vibrant moss on the rocks and the patches of frost still clinging here and there to the fallen leaves. #peakdistrict
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Very graphic and very scary
Climate change from 1880-2022.
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If you have a dog, this will make you smile. Best Christmas advert!
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Important thread about the language around suicide
The day before my son should have been 26, and on the day the news is reporting 3 suicides relating to the same hospital, I’d like to make a point about the language around suicide. It’s only going to be 3/4 tweets. If you agree, please retweet and let’s see how this goes
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