Ted Melnick

Trends in and Predictors of Physician Attrition From Clinical Practice Across Specialties: A Nationwide, Longitudinal Analysis: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 0, No 0 Background: The United States faces a predicted shortage of 36 500 physicians by 2036, with an increasing proportion of physicians leaving clinical practice or expressing an intent to do so. Evidence ...

US faces a predicted shortage of 36 500 physicians by 2036, with an increasing proportion of physicians leaving clinical practice or expressing an intent to do so.

Trends in & Predictors of Physician Attrition From Clinical Practice Across Specialties👇

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"The public’s gravitation toward informal, engaging styles of health communication indicates that there is a void to be filled... If reputable sources fail to respond to this shift, inaccurate information will continue to dominate" #SciComm #MedSky #PedSky www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Closing the communication gap: The new priority in public health In an op-ed published August 2 in the New England Journal of Medicine, four members of Yale's health ecosystem lay out a case for how to make America trust

“And my last piece of advice – if you are a clinician or scientist
interested in communicating with the public — is to just start, even if you’re still a student!”
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We talked to Panthagani about how to close the communication gap in public health ⬇️

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More than 1/2 of Americans who tried new health tactics in the past year said that social media posts were the source of those strategies. Only 1/3 learned about them from their doctor.

People are turning to social media for health advice.

Meet them where they are. Create your own science channel on social media and see what works and what doesn't.

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Don’t blast people for not trusting vaccines. That anger – when directed at someone who is already hesitant – can actually make the problem worse.   A much better approach is to have these conversations from a place of empathy and seek to genuinely understand people's concerns and values.

Empathy goes a long way.

Shame-based messaging is common in online discourse, but it is counterproductive to trust building.

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An illustration of speed bumps. Each bump has one of the following words: ICD-10-CM, syndromic, genomics, p-value, causative. Text reads, Think of every word that people are unfamiliar with as a speed bump. Even if we define the word or acronym, each of those is a speed bump when people are listening to you. ⚠️ People might tolerate one or two, but if they run into too many, they're going to want to get off the road.

Talk like a normal person.

To get practice speaking without jargon, try explaining a scientific topic to a family member and get feedback on whether or not they understood anything that you said.

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Share what you know and what you don’t know.

Communicating uncertainty transparently helps maintain trust, especially when guidance is evolving.

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Illustration shows two bubbles overlapping, one with a talking bubble, one with an ear. Text reads, Communicating with the public requires constant feedback, and listening as much as you’re talking.

Talk with people, not at them.

Clinicians are currently trained to justify the importance of their research to other academics, not their neighbors.

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Let’s talk about science, baby.
Let’s talk about empathy.
Let’s talk about all we do know.
And all we don’t know, that may be.
Let’s talk about science.

🧵 Keep reading for a health communication crash course 1/10

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Training Health Communicators — The Need for a New Approach | NEJM To prevent the spread of inaccurate information, academic and health care institutions will need to equip scientists and clinicians to engage effectively on nontraditional media platforms.

Public health has a communication problem, and we need to fix it.

Excited to share our new piece in @nejm.org explaining the need to train more health communicators, with coauthors @meganranney.bsky.social, @kkjetelina.bsky.social, and @tedmelnick.bsky.social:

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Training Health Communicators — The Need for a New Approach | NEJM To prevent the spread of inaccurate information, academic and health care institutions will need to equip scientists and clinicians to engage effectively on nontraditional media platforms.

1- Clinicians, scientists & public health experts would benefit from more training in how to communicate with the public, the authors of this @nejm.org perspective argue.

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Training Health Communicators — The Need for a New Approach | NEJM To prevent the spread of inaccurate information, academic and health care institutions will need to equip scientists and clinicians to engage effectively on nontraditional media platforms.

Training Health Communicators — The Need for a New Approach
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Training Health Communicators — The Need for a New Approach | NEJM To prevent the spread of inaccurate information, academic and health care institutions will need to equip scientists and clinicians to engage effectively on nontraditional media platforms.

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Training Health Communicators — The Need for a New Approach | NEJM To prevent the spread of inaccurate information, academic and health care institutions will need to equip scientists and clinicians to engage effectively on nontraditional media platforms.

“Academic and health care institutions often discourage trainees and faculty members from engaging with the public online and in the media, emphasizing the risks associated with social media use and creating a culture of fear surrounding public communication.”

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The ED is our laboratory. Come join us—the possibilities for investigation are endless.

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Coffee in one hand, ideas in the other ☕💡—collaborating, presenting, educating, mentoring. A dynamic start to Thursday at #SAEM25!

Exciting Q&A and a full house for @kmpanthagani.bsky.social poster session: Whiteboard-Style Educational Video Improves Understanding of Buprenorphine in Low-Income Women Who Use Drugs. #SAEM25

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We’re proud to showcase the outstanding contributions of Yale EM faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students. From presentations to awards, follow along as we highlight their impactful work throughout the conference. #YaleEM

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Wonderful poster sessions from Emily Jameyfield, MD, Nickolas Srica, MD, incoming resident Carolina Diniz Hooper, MD at #SAEM #NERDS25

How accurate are large language models in predicting cardiac events? Donald Wright, MD, MHS, presents ‘Association Between GPT-4 Computed HEART Score & 60-Day MACE’ to kick off Yale EM’s presentations for the day! #SAEM #Nerds25

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Boarding isn’t just an ED problem—it’s a hospital-wide systems issue.

Post-COVID, ‘Door to Floor’ times nearly tripled, with most delays happening after admission decisions.

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