Brian Elliott
@brianelliottmd.bsky.social
Boy Dad. Pulm/CC fellow. #POCUS #meded #histmed writer/researcher. Author of White Coat Ways. Trying to create a more sensical research publishing model at RJmedicine.org
Pinned
Research published by for-profit companies has nearly tripled, causing ⬆️ APCs and 💰 paywalls
We started a nonprofit journal where you can publish and review for charity, or even get paid to peer review.
Because research should be shared—not sold.
RJmedicine.org
#medSky #research #academicSky
We started a nonprofit journal where you can publish and review for charity, or even get paid to peer review.
Because research should be shared—not sold.
RJmedicine.org
#medSky #research #academicSky
I’m usually not one to throw shade at choosing mortality for an #ICU primary outcome… but for arterial lines? Did people think they saved lives? And this is in NEJM?
#EMIMCC #criticalcare #MedSky
#EMIMCC #criticalcare #MedSky
November 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I’m usually not one to throw shade at choosing mortality for an #ICU primary outcome… but for arterial lines? Did people think they saved lives? And this is in NEJM?
#EMIMCC #criticalcare #MedSky
#EMIMCC #criticalcare #MedSky
IRBs today: “You want to teach students and publish it? Write 20 pages about ensuring their data privacy and we’ll think about it”
IRBs 40 yrs ago: “You want to make your students inhale toxic gas just to see what happens? Okay, just make it a little bit of toxic gas”
#research #meded
IRBs 40 yrs ago: “You want to make your students inhale toxic gas just to see what happens? Okay, just make it a little bit of toxic gas”
#research #meded
November 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
In <12 hours of work, I transformed our #POCUS curriculum into an async pathway with duolingo-like features and instructor dashboards.
Vibe-coding may simultaneously be the most powerful #meded tool today BUT the easiest way to get into legal trouble.
Here's how to harness it🧵
Vibe-coding may simultaneously be the most powerful #meded tool today BUT the easiest way to get into legal trouble.
Here's how to harness it🧵
August 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Outstanding work that shows immense scientific fraud. “For instance, of the 79 papers that one editor had handled at PLOS ONE, 49 have been retracted” HOW are journals not catching this?!
#research #academicSky #MedSky
www.science.org/content/arti...
#research #academicSky #MedSky
www.science.org/content/arti...
Scientific fraud has become an ‘industry,’ alarming analysis finds
Sophisticated global networks are infiltrating journals to publish fake papers
www.science.org
August 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Outstanding work that shows immense scientific fraud. “For instance, of the 79 papers that one editor had handled at PLOS ONE, 49 have been retracted” HOW are journals not catching this?!
#research #academicSky #MedSky
www.science.org/content/arti...
#research #academicSky #MedSky
www.science.org/content/arti...
We analyzed every PubMed publication from 2012-2022 attributed to a #medicalstudent. They increased by 1,329%! But did quality grow too? A thread on publication pressure, perspective pieces, and publication fees
#MedEd
www.rjmedicine.org/publications...
#MedEd
www.rjmedicine.org/publications...
Trends in Medical Student-Authored Publications, 2012-2022
Medical student research has dramatically increased over the last ten years
The quality of medical student research has remained relatively stable over the last ten years
Medical student research pers...
www.rjmedicine.org
August 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We analyzed every PubMed publication from 2012-2022 attributed to a #medicalstudent. They increased by 1,329%! But did quality grow too? A thread on publication pressure, perspective pieces, and publication fees
#MedEd
www.rjmedicine.org/publications...
#MedEd
www.rjmedicine.org/publications...
RJIM launched its first publications. The submissions are rolling in and we need peer reviewers if you can sign up! www.rjmedicine.org/instructions...
We’re a 501c3 nonprofit journal where research is shared - not sold.
#research #MedSky
bsky.app/profile/rjme...
We’re a 501c3 nonprofit journal where research is shared - not sold.
#research #MedSky
bsky.app/profile/rjme...
August 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
RJIM launched its first publications. The submissions are rolling in and we need peer reviewers if you can sign up! www.rjmedicine.org/instructions...
We’re a 501c3 nonprofit journal where research is shared - not sold.
#research #MedSky
bsky.app/profile/rjme...
We’re a 501c3 nonprofit journal where research is shared - not sold.
#research #MedSky
bsky.app/profile/rjme...
Reposted by Brian Elliott
For my fellow #meded enthusiasts who do surveys and assessments, I built a one-stop website to do it all:
Build assessments
Get responses
Analyze psychometrics
Calculate statistical differences
Host gamified assessments
And more...
Let me show you the FREE MedEdAssessments.com
#MedSky #EMIMCC
Build assessments
Get responses
Analyze psychometrics
Calculate statistical differences
Host gamified assessments
And more...
Let me show you the FREE MedEdAssessments.com
#MedSky #EMIMCC
July 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
For my fellow #meded enthusiasts who do surveys and assessments, I built a one-stop website to do it all:
Build assessments
Get responses
Analyze psychometrics
Calculate statistical differences
Host gamified assessments
And more...
Let me show you the FREE MedEdAssessments.com
#MedSky #EMIMCC
Build assessments
Get responses
Analyze psychometrics
Calculate statistical differences
Host gamified assessments
And more...
Let me show you the FREE MedEdAssessments.com
#MedSky #EMIMCC
mededassessments.com now has two games: Jeopardy and the Conference Cup. The Conference Cup is up to four teams. A host runs the board with 3 questions to choose from. Teams take turns and use QR codes to access game cards for fun and randomness. Free to create, copy, or share! #meded #MedSky
July 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
mededassessments.com now has two games: Jeopardy and the Conference Cup. The Conference Cup is up to four teams. A host runs the board with 3 questions to choose from. Teams take turns and use QR codes to access game cards for fun and randomness. Free to create, copy, or share! #meded #MedSky
The first RJIM articles are coming out this fall! The submissions are coming in but we need more peer reviewers. Considering signing up, we have paid peer review opportunities open.
#meded #research #MedSky
www.rjmedicine.org/instructions...
#meded #research #MedSky
www.rjmedicine.org/instructions...
Reviewer Instructions | RJIM
We provide instructions for peer reviewers at the Researchers' Journal of Internal Medicine. Our review process is slightly different, and we explain further details on being a peer reviewer.
www.rjmedicine.org
July 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The first RJIM articles are coming out this fall! The submissions are coming in but we need more peer reviewers. Considering signing up, we have paid peer review opportunities open.
#meded #research #MedSky
www.rjmedicine.org/instructions...
#meded #research #MedSky
www.rjmedicine.org/instructions...
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“…the strain on academic publishing could be substantially alleviated if funding agencies stipulated that the work they support must be published in non-profit journals”
#research #AcademicSky
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
“…the strain on academic publishing could be substantially alleviated if funding agencies stipulated that the work they support must be published in non-profit journals”
#research #AcademicSky
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published
Widespread mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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“…the strain on academic publishing could be substantially alleviated if funding agencies stipulated that the work they support must be published in non-profit journals”
#research #AcademicSky
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
“…the strain on academic publishing could be substantially alleviated if funding agencies stipulated that the work they support must be published in non-profit journals”
#research #AcademicSky
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
For my fellow #meded enthusiasts who do surveys and assessments, I built a one-stop website to do it all:
Build assessments
Get responses
Analyze psychometrics
Calculate statistical differences
Host gamified assessments
And more...
Let me show you the FREE MedEdAssessments.com
#MedSky #EMIMCC
Build assessments
Get responses
Analyze psychometrics
Calculate statistical differences
Host gamified assessments
And more...
Let me show you the FREE MedEdAssessments.com
#MedSky #EMIMCC
July 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
For my fellow #meded enthusiasts who do surveys and assessments, I built a one-stop website to do it all:
Build assessments
Get responses
Analyze psychometrics
Calculate statistical differences
Host gamified assessments
And more...
Let me show you the FREE MedEdAssessments.com
#MedSky #EMIMCC
Build assessments
Get responses
Analyze psychometrics
Calculate statistical differences
Host gamified assessments
And more...
Let me show you the FREE MedEdAssessments.com
#MedSky #EMIMCC
I enjoy knocking the physical exam as much as the next person. But I’ve seen multiple patients with an obliterated hemithorax or severe ILD that took way too long to be diagnosed… I think the pendulum has swung too far
April 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I enjoy knocking the physical exam as much as the next person. But I’ve seen multiple patients with an obliterated hemithorax or severe ILD that took way too long to be diagnosed… I think the pendulum has swung too far
Peer reviewers donate over $1.5 billion annually in labor. Mostly to 5 multibillion-dollar publishers that have profit margins larger than Google. Today, we have the tech to free research from profiteering
#AcademicSky #MedSky #research #EMIMCC
kevinmd.com/2025/04/why-...
#AcademicSky #MedSky #research #EMIMCC
kevinmd.com/2025/04/why-...
Why academic publishing is broken — and how researchers are fighting back
Academic publishing has evolved into a profit-driven industry that exploits researchers, but nonprofit alternatives are emerging to make science truly open and accessible to the public.
kevinmd.com
April 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Peer reviewers donate over $1.5 billion annually in labor. Mostly to 5 multibillion-dollar publishers that have profit margins larger than Google. Today, we have the tech to free research from profiteering
#AcademicSky #MedSky #research #EMIMCC
kevinmd.com/2025/04/why-...
#AcademicSky #MedSky #research #EMIMCC
kevinmd.com/2025/04/why-...
You can buy research article co-authorship for $1,800. We’re going to see more and more of this if we let the #residency research arms race continue…
#MedTwitter #medschool #AcademicTwitter
#MedTwitter #medschool #AcademicTwitter
April 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
You can buy research article co-authorship for $1,800. We’re going to see more and more of this if we let the #residency research arms race continue…
#MedTwitter #medschool #AcademicTwitter
#MedTwitter #medschool #AcademicTwitter
#Academia has a lot to learn from tech. I’m able to use 80,000 lines of free open-source code on the MIT license. But it’s $104 to read the one research article I need
April 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
#Academia has a lot to learn from tech. I’m able to use 80,000 lines of free open-source code on the MIT license. But it’s $104 to read the one research article I need
A controversial congressional probe is looking into antitrust practices by the Match. I mean, the Match is basically the definition of a trust. But do the pros outweigh the cons?
#MatchDay #Match2025
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
#MatchDay #Match2025
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
US House panel launches antitrust probe of medical residency system
A U.S. congressional committee is investigating how medical students are placed in residency training programs, seeking documents from major university hospitals, the American Medical Association and other organizations as part of an antitrust probe.
www.reuters.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A controversial congressional probe is looking into antitrust practices by the Match. I mean, the Match is basically the definition of a trust. But do the pros outweigh the cons?
#MatchDay #Match2025
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
#MatchDay #Match2025
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Research published by for-profit companies has nearly tripled, causing ⬆️ APCs and 💰 paywalls
We started a nonprofit journal where you can publish and review for charity, or even get paid to peer review.
Because research should be shared—not sold.
RJmedicine.org
#medSky #research #academicSky
We started a nonprofit journal where you can publish and review for charity, or even get paid to peer review.
Because research should be shared—not sold.
RJmedicine.org
#medSky #research #academicSky
April 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Research published by for-profit companies has nearly tripled, causing ⬆️ APCs and 💰 paywalls
We started a nonprofit journal where you can publish and review for charity, or even get paid to peer review.
Because research should be shared—not sold.
RJmedicine.org
#medSky #research #academicSky
We started a nonprofit journal where you can publish and review for charity, or even get paid to peer review.
Because research should be shared—not sold.
RJmedicine.org
#medSky #research #academicSky
#meded hits different in 2025. MS1s/2s are actively chatting with chatGPT while I teach.
It feels even more important to bring clinical experiences and bedside knowledge, rather than encyclopedic knowledge. The role of clinician-educators is shifting
It feels even more important to bring clinical experiences and bedside knowledge, rather than encyclopedic knowledge. The role of clinician-educators is shifting
April 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
#meded hits different in 2025. MS1s/2s are actively chatting with chatGPT while I teach.
It feels even more important to bring clinical experiences and bedside knowledge, rather than encyclopedic knowledge. The role of clinician-educators is shifting
It feels even more important to bring clinical experiences and bedside knowledge, rather than encyclopedic knowledge. The role of clinician-educators is shifting
If we continue to value impact factors over equitable and rational publishing, we will keep funding an oligopoly of profiteering publishers. But we don’t have to.
Publish and peer review for charity!
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#research #academicSky #internalmedicine #meded
www.rjmedicine.org/publications...
Publish and peer review for charity!
👇
#research #academicSky #internalmedicine #meded
www.rjmedicine.org/publications...
The Researchers’ Journal of Internal Medicine: A New Way to Publish Research
www.rjmedicine.org
March 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
If we continue to value impact factors over equitable and rational publishing, we will keep funding an oligopoly of profiteering publishers. But we don’t have to.
Publish and peer review for charity!
👇
#research #academicSky #internalmedicine #meded
www.rjmedicine.org/publications...
Publish and peer review for charity!
👇
#research #academicSky #internalmedicine #meded
www.rjmedicine.org/publications...
March 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“Imagine if a book publisher demanded that authors write books for free and, instead of employing in-house editors, relied on other authors to edit those books, also for free. And not only that….
#academicSky #research
www.wired.com/story/inside...
#academicSky #research
www.wired.com/story/inside...
Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science
Modern science wouldn’t exist without the online research repository known as arXiv. Three decades in, its creator still can’t let it go.
www.wired.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“Imagine if a book publisher demanded that authors write books for free and, instead of employing in-house editors, relied on other authors to edit those books, also for free. And not only that….
#academicSky #research
www.wired.com/story/inside...
#academicSky #research
www.wired.com/story/inside...
The first article in RJIM!
For-profit publishers are increasingly dominating scientific publications. $$APCs are growing and your work is paywalled, so they can make profit margins larger than Google’s.
So 2 dozen researchers and I created RJIM…
#medSky #EMIMCC
www.rjmedicine.org/publications...
For-profit publishers are increasingly dominating scientific publications. $$APCs are growing and your work is paywalled, so they can make profit margins larger than Google’s.
So 2 dozen researchers and I created RJIM…
#medSky #EMIMCC
www.rjmedicine.org/publications...
The Researchers’ Journal of Internal Medicine: A New Way to Publish Research
www.rjmedicine.org
March 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The first article in RJIM!
For-profit publishers are increasingly dominating scientific publications. $$APCs are growing and your work is paywalled, so they can make profit margins larger than Google’s.
So 2 dozen researchers and I created RJIM…
#medSky #EMIMCC
www.rjmedicine.org/publications...
For-profit publishers are increasingly dominating scientific publications. $$APCs are growing and your work is paywalled, so they can make profit margins larger than Google’s.
So 2 dozen researchers and I created RJIM…
#medSky #EMIMCC
www.rjmedicine.org/publications...
March 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM