Iris Thiele Isip Tan MD, MSc
@endocrinewitch.bsky.social
Professor, College of Medicine University of the Philippines. Endocrinology | Health Informatics | Medical Education | Infodemic Management | AI. #HealthXPH. PhD by research student in health sciences. Views are my own. www.endocrine-witch.net
Thanks for moderating @bonedocph.bsky.social Remo! Though not many participate in the #healthxph chat these days, I look forward to our convos … time and space to reflect and catch up. That is still valuable!
January 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Thanks for moderating @bonedocph.bsky.social Remo! Though not many participate in the #healthxph chat these days, I look forward to our convos … time and space to reflect and catch up. That is still valuable!
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T3 Starting over doesn’t require shrinking yourself. It requires separating confidence from certainty. Keep your standards, ethics and decision-making muscle intact—just loosen your grip on being right. That’s how experts evolve without erasing themselves. #HealthXPh
January 17, 2026 at 1:52 PM
T3 Starting over doesn’t require shrinking yourself. It requires separating confidence from certainty. Keep your standards, ethics and decision-making muscle intact—just loosen your grip on being right. That’s how experts evolve without erasing themselves. #HealthXPh
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T3 You don’t start over as a beginner—you start over as a disciplined novice. Be humble about the new domain, ruthless about applying your hard-won judgment, and clear on where expertise transfers. Curiosity earns trust early; discernment proves value fast. #HealthXPh
January 17, 2026 at 1:50 PM
T3 You don’t start over as a beginner—you start over as a disciplined novice. Be humble about the new domain, ruthless about applying your hard-won judgment, and clear on where expertise transfers. Curiosity earns trust early; discernment proves value fast. #HealthXPh
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T3. How do you start over as a beginner while still being the expert? #healthxph
January 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
T3. How do you start over as a beginner while still being the expert? #healthxph
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Goes without saying, "we are not our work" . I'd also would like to think that we are just adding a skillset or shifting to a career role that better fit the mind and body. #healthxph
T2 The identity crisis is managed with honesty: you’re not losing who you are, you’re shedding a role that once fit. Grief is normal; clinging out of fear is optional. #HealthXPh
January 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Goes without saying, "we are not our work" . I'd also would like to think that we are just adding a skillset or shifting to a career role that better fit the mind and body. #healthxph
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T2. How do you manage the financial and identity crisis of letting go? #Healthxph
January 17, 2026 at 1:38 PM
T2. How do you manage the financial and identity crisis of letting go? #Healthxph
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Agree. It's not anymore achievements that mattered to me. Alignment of values and fulfillment in other neglected aspects of life, was more important now for me. #Healthxph
Life’s too short to keep doing things that don’t bring you fulfillment. I’ve built a team of grad students. Just this week alone, I was able to pass off three speaking engagements to them! #healthxph
January 17, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Agree. It's not anymore achievements that mattered to me. Alignment of values and fulfillment in other neglected aspects of life, was more important now for me. #Healthxph
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If you can latch onto any kind of clarity about what you're doing versus what you want to do, that's a good start. #HealthXPh
January 17, 2026 at 1:35 PM
If you can latch onto any kind of clarity about what you're doing versus what you want to do, that's a good start. #HealthXPh
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T1 You know it’s time to shift when effort keeps rising but meaning, learning, or impact keeps falling. That’s not burnout—it’s misalignment. #HealthXPh
January 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
T1 You know it’s time to shift when effort keeps rising but meaning, learning, or impact keeps falling. That’s not burnout—it’s misalignment. #HealthXPh
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T1 Practical first steps: name what isn’t working (role, pace, incentives, values), audit your transferable skills, then create slack—time, savings, optionality—before making any visible move. #HealthXPh
January 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
T1 Practical first steps: name what isn’t working (role, pace, incentives, values), audit your transferable skills, then create slack—time, savings, optionality—before making any visible move. #HealthXPh
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Yeah. Multiply yourself! An educators dream! #Healthxph
Life’s too short to keep doing things that don’t bring you fulfillment. I’ve built a team of grad students. Just this week alone, I was able to pass off three speaking engagements to them! #healthxph
January 17, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Yeah. Multiply yourself! An educators dream! #Healthxph
T1. A change in rhythm? I think the pandemic showed me that. Cut down clinic from 5 to 2 days. Did other things. But now I want to do other things again 😬. Midlife crisis dunno
#healthxph
#healthxph
T1. How do you know when it’s time to shift, and what are the practical first steps? #Healthxph
January 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
T1. A change in rhythm? I think the pandemic showed me that. Cut down clinic from 5 to 2 days. Did other things. But now I want to do other things again 😬. Midlife crisis dunno
#healthxph
#healthxph
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T1. How do you know when it’s time to shift, and what are the practical first steps? #Healthxph
January 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM
T1. How do you know when it’s time to shift, and what are the practical first steps? #Healthxph
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Good day #Healthxph. Bonedoc here, your mod for today's chat about mid career shifts in PH Healthcare. Who's online? @endocrinewitch.bsky.social @stephaniemiaco.bsky.social @helenvmadamba.bsky.social @docbuboy.bsky.social . Pre chat post here > remomd.com/finding-your...
Finding Your Second Act: A Mid-Career Shift in Philippine Healthcare – Cast & Curious
remomd.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Good day #Healthxph. Bonedoc here, your mod for today's chat about mid career shifts in PH Healthcare. Who's online? @endocrinewitch.bsky.social @stephaniemiaco.bsky.social @helenvmadamba.bsky.social @docbuboy.bsky.social . Pre chat post here > remomd.com/finding-your...
Hello #healthxph! Is it too late to say Happy New Year? I was absent last week.
January 17, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Hello #healthxph! Is it too late to say Happy New Year? I was absent last week.
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More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Results "confirm what many researchers have long suspected, given the ubiquity of tools powered by large-language models..."
Results "confirm what many researchers have long suspected, given the ubiquity of tools powered by large-language models..."
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
www.nature.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Results "confirm what many researchers have long suspected, given the ubiquity of tools powered by large-language models..."
Results "confirm what many researchers have long suspected, given the ubiquity of tools powered by large-language models..."
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AI could be hugely beneficial to the NHS, but only if it augments, not replaces, human judgement, and is deployed with strong governance and equity-aware data.
Plus of course the challenges of workforce and infrastructure remain!
A new piece by me.
www.digitalhealth.net/2025/12/ai-i...
Plus of course the challenges of workforce and infrastructure remain!
A new piece by me.
www.digitalhealth.net/2025/12/ai-i...
AI in the NHS: rewards, risks, and reality
The NHS must avoid AI's seductive overdiagnosis trap, writes Professor Christina Pagel, director of UCL’s clinical operational research unit
www.digitalhealth.net
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
AI could be hugely beneficial to the NHS, but only if it augments, not replaces, human judgement, and is deployed with strong governance and equity-aware data.
Plus of course the challenges of workforce and infrastructure remain!
A new piece by me.
www.digitalhealth.net/2025/12/ai-i...
Plus of course the challenges of workforce and infrastructure remain!
A new piece by me.
www.digitalhealth.net/2025/12/ai-i...
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What's your strategy for using LLMs to augment your clinical decision-making?
(now, if we only had objective data regarding which was "best")
#medsky #MLsky
www.evidencetriage.com/p/are-you-a-...
(now, if we only had objective data regarding which was "best")
#medsky #MLsky
www.evidencetriage.com/p/are-you-a-...
Are You A "Copy-Paster" Or A "Summarizer"?
Or something else entirely?
www.evidencetriage.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What's your strategy for using LLMs to augment your clinical decision-making?
(now, if we only had objective data regarding which was "best")
#medsky #MLsky
www.evidencetriage.com/p/are-you-a-...
(now, if we only had objective data regarding which was "best")
#medsky #MLsky
www.evidencetriage.com/p/are-you-a-...
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New preprint! @marentierra.bsky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I have been working on what CAIL means to showcase & propagate the idea of thinking very differently to tech industry norms on "artificial intelligence"
Towards Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacies doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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Towards Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacies doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
New preprint! @marentierra.bsky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I have been working on what CAIL means to showcase & propagate the idea of thinking very differently to tech industry norms on "artificial intelligence"
Towards Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacies doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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Towards Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacies doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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A new Perspective seeks to indicate how the lack of security in #AI platforms may increase risk in clinical settings, particularly when these tools are used for translation or when patients share sensitive information. Read the full Perspective: nejm.ai/49PrjYr
#MedSky #MLSky
#MedSky #MLSky
December 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A new Perspective seeks to indicate how the lack of security in #AI platforms may increase risk in clinical settings, particularly when these tools are used for translation or when patients share sensitive information. Read the full Perspective: nejm.ai/49PrjYr
#MedSky #MLSky
#MedSky #MLSky
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"With few studies moving beyond #AI model design & development stages, there are clear gaps in our understanding of how to reliably validate, deploy, and sustain AI models in #rural settings to advance health in all communities." academic.oup.com/jamia/advanc...
#MedSky #RuralHealth #HealthEquity
#MedSky #RuralHealth #HealthEquity
Gaps in artificial intelligence research for rural health in the United States: a scoping review
AbstractObjective. Artificial intelligence (AI) has impacted healthcare at urban and academic medical centers in the US. There are concerns, however, that
academic.oup.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"With few studies moving beyond #AI model design & development stages, there are clear gaps in our understanding of how to reliably validate, deploy, and sustain AI models in #rural settings to advance health in all communities." academic.oup.com/jamia/advanc...
#MedSky #RuralHealth #HealthEquity
#MedSky #RuralHealth #HealthEquity
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This is an outstanding analysis of AI in the current milieu. Very useful framing! Looking forward to the book length version next spring.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
Pluralistic: The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI (05 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
December 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
This is an outstanding analysis of AI in the current milieu. Very useful framing! Looking forward to the book length version next spring.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
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Humans and machines make the same mistakes — just for different reasons. On NEJM AI Grand Rounds, Dr. Laura Zwaan discusses bias, cognition, and #AI. Full episode: nejm.ai/ep36
#MedSky #MLSky
#MedSky #MLSky
December 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Humans and machines make the same mistakes — just for different reasons. On NEJM AI Grand Rounds, Dr. Laura Zwaan discusses bias, cognition, and #AI. Full episode: nejm.ai/ep36
#MedSky #MLSky
#MedSky #MLSky
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Important new, large (N>28,000 women) randomized clinical trial of breast cancer screening: age-based vs risk-based by polygenic risk score, genomics
"opportunity to modernize screening"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"opportunity to modernize screening"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Risk-Based vs Annual Breast Cancer Screening
This randomized clinical trial examines whether risk-based screening is a safe and effective alternative to annual mammography for detecting breast cancer in women 40 years and older.
jamanetwork.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Important new, large (N>28,000 women) randomized clinical trial of breast cancer screening: age-based vs risk-based by polygenic risk score, genomics
"opportunity to modernize screening"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"opportunity to modernize screening"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...