Allison A. Greco

Appreciating the beauty of a time out in the OR

by | in Education | 11 comments

If you've ever spent time in the operating room, you are already familiar with the words the circulating nurse uses to signal the time out - the few minutes before a procedure begins when the surgical and anesthesia teams review a patient's case. If you're a non-medical type, or a medical student whose surgical rotations are scheduled late in the 3rd year, then you're just as clueless as I was ...

A social media background is an asset in medicine

by | in Social media | 13 comments

I have a confession to make. Lately I've been doing some soul-searching regarding the future of my social media presence. It started at a lecture I attended a few weeks ago, where students and residents were cautioned to avoid public social media profiles and blogging. It came up again one morning while I was discussing some current events with other students, and was mentioned most recently at a professionalism ...