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Jul 2025
1h 5m

Medfluencers and Patient Education: Help...

The Students of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
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How future doctors are navigating social media’s impact on public education. How can a well-meaning medfluencer be sure they’re actually helping? M1 Zach Grissom, M2 Fallon Jung, M3 Jeff Goddard, and M4 Matt Engelken sit down with third-year DO student Nik Bletnitsky to discuss the role of social media in medical education. Current and Future doctors are in ... Show More
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