DISQUS

The Efficient MD: I'm Writing a Book with the American College of Physicians

  • Bruce · 1 year ago
    Congratulations. My own book book actually grew out of Usenet and the medfaq list I used to maintain--way before blogging! But aren't blogs the "new books" anyway?
  • Anonymous · 1 year ago
    @ bruce
    I agree. There is nothing new here. Blogs aren't really the new books, but websites like emedicine (webmd) have already done most of the job. The problem with open wikis is the quality of information. Most 'expert' wikis just are a way for producing a commercial tool cheaply.
  • Ian Furst http://www.waittimes · 1 year ago
    Congrats -- good blog. I have one question and one comment.

    Q. Who do you think will reach more people blog or book?
    C. Please keep it applicable. I found so many of these books dive into philosophical aspect of practice mangement. I'd be happy to read a book with 10 tips in 10 chapters.

    Thanks Ian.
    www.waittimes.blogspot.com





  • Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FA · 1 year ago
    Thanks for the comments. Ian, I think blogs and books tend to reach different audiences. My intent is to keep the advice practical and focused, though there will a section on principles of productivity.

    Joshua

  • John La Puma, MD · 1 year ago
    Blogs and books can have overlapping audiences: I gave a cover quote for GlutenFreeGirl's new (excellent) book on celiac struggles, first documented in her own blog. Readers gave her part of a book tour, and sales. My new ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine I first blogged about on a food-as-medicine Grand Rounds. We're getting the word out with a Q/A ChefMD videoblog.
    There are lots of ways this can work: go for it!
    JL
    www.ChefMD.com