Podcast: Use of Social Media in Nephrology

Posted July 18, 2019 in Industry Trends, Podcasts by Samira Farouk, MD, MSCR, FASN.

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Although social media platforms have traditionally been viewed by some as a way to advance oneself personally, now they are being used in a more academic way to advance medical education. Listen to this podcast, in which Bob Provenzano, MD, chief medical officer for Nephrology Practice Solutions and vice president of medical affairs for DaVita Kidney Care interviews Samira Farouk, MD, transplant nephrologist and social media enthusiast on how social media can revolutionize patient care, on both clinical and academic levels. Drs. Provenzano and Farouk discuss how the global nephrology community can be accessed through social media for clinical questions and to learn how medicine is practiced around the world.

Samira Farouk, MD, MSCR, FASN

Samira Farouk, MD, MSCR, FASN is a board-certified nephrologist and internist who practices nephrology and transplant nephrology. She is currently the Associate Director of the Nephrology Fellowship Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) where she completed her internship, residency, nephrology/transplant fellowship and served as chief fellow. Dr. Farouk is involved in all levels of medical education and teaches medical students, residents, and fellows and has been the recipient of multiple awards. She is an executive board member of the Nephrology Social Media Collective (NSMC), co-editor of the Renal Fellow Network blog, editorial board member for the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, and Social Media director of the ISMMS Division of Nephrology. Dr. Farouk is a co-creator of the mobile-optimized teaching tool NephSIM, winner of the American Society of Nephrology 2018 Innovations in Kidney Education contest.

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