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
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
📝 Study types shifted:
• Case reports ↓ from 26% → 14%
• Perspective/opinion pieces ↑ from 6% → 23%
• Case reports ↓ from 26% → 14%
• Perspective/opinion pieces ↑ from 6% → 23%
August 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
📝 Study types shifted:
• Case reports ↓ from 26% → 14%
• Perspective/opinion pieces ↑ from 6% → 23%
• Case reports ↓ from 26% → 14%
• Perspective/opinion pieces ↑ from 6% → 23%
📊 Journal quality (by Scimago Rank) had a very small increase:
Median SJR rose from 0.470 → 0.630
(For reference NEJMs rank is 19, JGMEs is 1.1)
But…
🧵 23% of all articles were never cited even once.
Median SJR rose from 0.470 → 0.630
(For reference NEJMs rank is 19, JGMEs is 1.1)
But…
🧵 23% of all articles were never cited even once.
August 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
📊 Journal quality (by Scimago Rank) had a very small increase:
Median SJR rose from 0.470 → 0.630
(For reference NEJMs rank is 19, JGMEs is 1.1)
But…
🧵 23% of all articles were never cited even once.
Median SJR rose from 0.470 → 0.630
(For reference NEJMs rank is 19, JGMEs is 1.1)
But…
🧵 23% of all articles were never cited even once.
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
Looking for statistical comparisons? With just a few clicks, you can compare aggregate scores across paired and unpaired samples or compare individual question responses for survey questions.
July 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Looking for statistical comparisons? With just a few clicks, you can compare aggregate scores across paired and unpaired samples or compare individual question responses for survey questions.
Get detailed analytics on assessment responses. Not just how the learners did, but how the assessment did, analyzing internal reliability, psychometrics, and giving an aggregate rating. See how learners perform among all the subscales/subdomains you declared to direct teaching
July 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Get detailed analytics on assessment responses. Not just how the learners did, but how the assessment did, analyzing internal reliability, psychometrics, and giving an aggregate rating. See how learners perform among all the subscales/subdomains you declared to direct teaching
Looking for something more fun? Gamify your assessment. MedEd Assessments will take your subscales/subdomains and automatically convert them to Jeopardy categories with an interactive game board and live scoring
July 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Looking for something more fun? Gamify your assessment. MedEd Assessments will take your subscales/subdomains and automatically convert them to Jeopardy categories with an interactive game board and live scoring
Create test instances to separate pre-/post- or sample groups that you are assessing. Then, easily create unique links that you can send to learners for deployment.
July 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Create test instances to separate pre-/post- or sample groups that you are assessing. Then, easily create unique links that you can send to learners for deployment.
Or create your own assessments, containing MCQs, survey questions, and free text questions. Add images and categorize questions under sub-domains for more analytic capabilities.
July 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Or create your own assessments, containing MCQs, survey questions, and free text questions. Add images and categorize questions under sub-domains for more analytic capabilities.
Want to find an assessment already out there? The site hosts two repositories: 1 completely public and 1 for verified instructors (so learners can't easily access). With the click of a button, you can duplicate an assessment, edit it, and deploy it yourself
July 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Want to find an assessment already out there? The site hosts two repositories: 1 completely public and 1 for verified instructors (so learners can't easily access). With the click of a button, you can duplicate an assessment, edit it, and deploy it yourself
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
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
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
March 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Shout out to Vave and @drsonosrd.bsky.social for my new favorite mug #POCUS
January 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Shout out to Vave and @drsonosrd.bsky.social for my new favorite mug #POCUS
Now let’s look at the rod of Asclepius. And to clarify; the true symbol of medicine is one snake wrapped around a staff, NOT two wrapped around a winged staff (the Caduceus which is Hermès’ symbol, the god of thieves and merchants). Anyway…
December 30, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Now let’s look at the rod of Asclepius. And to clarify; the true symbol of medicine is one snake wrapped around a staff, NOT two wrapped around a winged staff (the Caduceus which is Hermès’ symbol, the god of thieves and merchants). Anyway…
by removing it with a stick. They write: "Wrap the emerging end of the worm around a stick and slowly pull it out." What’s even crazier: after more than 3,500 years this is STILL the recommended treatment!! The worm takes weeks to be fully removed, slowly coming out just centimeters each day.
December 30, 2024 at 8:17 PM
by removing it with a stick. They write: "Wrap the emerging end of the worm around a stick and slowly pull it out." What’s even crazier: after more than 3,500 years this is STILL the recommended treatment!! The worm takes weeks to be fully removed, slowly coming out just centimeters each day.
Talked about treating Guinea worm infections. The Ebers Papyrus (~1500 BCE) is an ancient Egyptian medical manual that outlines the treatment of common medical conditions (mostly with magic/religion). The treatment of Guinea worm infections is included, as they advise treating the worm…
December 30, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Talked about treating Guinea worm infections. The Ebers Papyrus (~1500 BCE) is an ancient Egyptian medical manual that outlines the treatment of common medical conditions (mostly with magic/religion). The treatment of Guinea worm infections is included, as they advise treating the worm…
President Carter and his foundation have nearly eradicated Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease). They have cut cases by over 99.9999%, an astounding feat! The disease was so prevalent throughout time, that even one of the earliest medical texts…
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jimm...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jimm...
December 30, 2024 at 8:17 PM
President Carter and his foundation have nearly eradicated Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease). They have cut cases by over 99.9999%, an astounding feat! The disease was so prevalent throughout time, that even one of the earliest medical texts…
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jimm...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jimm...
What does President #Carter have to do with the rod of Asclepius (the symbol of medicine)? Let’s take a look at this #HistMed connection in a thread (1/6)
#medhist #medicalhistory #MedSky
#medhist #medicalhistory #MedSky
December 30, 2024 at 8:17 PM
What does President #Carter have to do with the rod of Asclepius (the symbol of medicine)? Let’s take a look at this #HistMed connection in a thread (1/6)
#medhist #medicalhistory #MedSky
#medhist #medicalhistory #MedSky