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Alex Davidson

1 year

AI is to medicine today what the lightbulb was to candles before 1882 when Thomas Edison lit up Manhattan from the Pearl Street Station. A revolutionary technology lacking infrastructure for implementation. @pearsekeane Full interview here:

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3 months

Kind of odd in medicine that for 18 months you give a place your blood sweat and tears. You leave countless days shattered after helping people not die and at the end of it you’re told “cheers mate now off you to the next place tomorrow”. It’s been the best 18 months of my career…

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Alex Davidson

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10 months

@SteveBarclay What he isn't telling you is that with this stance, the only option is to let the quality of the NHS get even worse than it is now. Only a @UKLabour government has a chance to fix the mess that has been created by the Tories over the last 12 years.

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1 year

NEW: we need to talk about NHS staff retention. At a time when Britain’s healthcare system is acutely short of workers, *1 in 7* UK-trained doctors are practising overseas. No other developed country is like this, which immediately tells you there’s a problem. Let’s dig deeper:

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

Gonna miss this view

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

7 months

@10DowningStreet @RishiSunak Will give credit where credit is due. Fully agree with this.

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

7 months

Preparing for medicine interviews is hard. That's why you need the right support to increase your chances of success. We have made an online course that goes through all the crucial aspects of medicine interviews in both the standard format and MMI interviews. We cover medical…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 month

@nntaleb I would strongly contend the point about AI. London is the second biggest AI hub after San Francisco, mostly because of @GoogleDeepMind

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

7 months

@Haggis_UK Absolutely hilarious

John Burn-Murdoch

@jburnmurdoch

1 year

NEW: we need to talk about NHS staff retention. At a time when Britain’s healthcare system is acutely short of workers, *1 in 7* UK-trained doctors are practising overseas. No other developed country is like this, which immediately tells you there’s a problem. Let’s dig deeper:

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

5 months

@amazingmap This is one of the most amazing things I’ve seen on twitter this month

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@richardbranson @ZelenskyyUa Why can’t Russia just gracefully decline into irrelevance like we in Britain managed to do so well?

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@jburnmurdoch It’s disappointing to see the level of morale at the workplace that comes from this. I don’t want to be having daily conversations with my colleagues about moving aboard or leaving medicine in the UK but we are. Most of us love the job but are finding increasingly untenable under…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

@Jeremy_Hunt So satisfying when calling someone out for nonsense is more popular than the original post

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

@trussliz The numbers speak for themselves. Strong contender for the worst prime minister of all time.

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

20 days

@Nigel_Farage Maybe free university would encourage some sense of loyalty?

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

@AndrewJD Exactly, feel so unceremonious

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

10 months

@implausibleblog @RishiSunak *16% of doctors and increasing by the day

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

@chrisboettcher9 I assure you I can do 10 push ups. As could most of my colleagues 🙃

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@theipaper @singharj @janemerrick23 I'm so happy to see the tories tearing themselves apart

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

5 months

@ShaunLintern Literally what is the point of a medical degree in the UK?

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@EricTopol @Nature @matthewcobb @nccomfort I don't think it's unreasonable to think that the Nobel committee would posthumously award a Nobel prize in Rosalind Franklin's case if a petition had enough signatures behind it.

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

@dlknowles Pubs are honestly one of the best parts of Britain, absolutely luxury that we have places nicer, cheaper and less busy than that all across the country

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@jburnmurdoch Also, this is a great tweet thread! Much appreciated, I’m not seeing this level of unbiased presentation even from the likes of @BBCNews

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

11 months

@timricketts_ What’s more urgent to a matron a discharge summary or a peri-arrest?

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

10 months

Getting enough protien is one of the most often overlooked parts of diet to optimise for longevity. @DrAdamBat has focsued his career on longevity and tells us how current guidelines for protein intake are inadequate for maintaining muscle mass which is essential to ensure a long…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

Been such a good job, 12 thank you cards to write!

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

@adb0wen @st74799281 Worsened healthcare by creating the NHS?

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

@DrMaxSayers I don’t now, I really envy my Lawyer partner who works with the same colleagues for many years. They often have a nice leaving event for people who move on if they have been there for a few years.

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

5 months

@Conservatives Honestly thought this was from a parody account. Is this really how a political party wants to be conducting themselves publicly? It’s wildly unprofessional and childish

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

2 months

@ProfBrianCox Completely agree but how many years can we reasonably leave it before considering rejoining. Labour are spooked by 2019 for just saying “let’s have a referendum on the terms” and they got crushed by “let’s get Brexit done”. 5, 10 or 20 years? The key will be when labour consider…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

11 months

@AISafetyMemes Why aren’t the mainstream media picking up on this and reporting it in more detail? I literally only see information about this stuff on Twitter, EA forums and Podcasts

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@workhorsewire @Yakup88Yildiz Wouldn't mind this if the ceiling of seniority would be the same level/not advance past a PA but agree that it'a unsafe to have a medical consultant without an undergraduate medical degree.

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@daniel_eth 👏👏👏 completely agree, The Singularity is near and Life 3.0 are the two most important books I’ve ever read imo. At least he’s bringing out the singularity is nearer later this year, hopefully a lot of his defences on AI safety will be going into that.

Singularity Is Nearer, The: When We Merge with Computers

Since it was first published in 2005, Ray Kurzweil's The Singularity Is Near (Duckworth) and its vision of the future have been influential in spawning a worldwide movement with millions of followe...

www.amazon.co.uk

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@DrOKaneAgain @GMB @ranvir01 Who let this man on television?

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@FennieBee @jburnmurdoch Also agree that it’s super important to get the rubbish deal nurses are getting right now across too!

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

What does the roadmap to whole brain emulation (running a brain on a computer) look like? @anderssandberg from @FHIOxford is one of the most prominent thinkers on this. Improving imaging resolution and computing power will help but beyond that we also need: - More attempts from…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@AndrewYNg Doctors in the UK frequently have the take postgraduate training in teaching (called a PGCERT) for their CV. A lot of this involves essentially writing essays about teaching ideas in a very mediocre way. ChatGPT is very helpful for these courses indeed.

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

4 months

@ianbremmer

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

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@WazSwindlehurst @Nigel_Farage *£100k

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

5 months

@WalkerMarcus When the journey really matters (airport transfer, important event) always Uber, never bolt

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

9 months

@SteveBarclay Well congratulations Steve you’re signing yourself up for continual strikes until the next election. After which the BMA will be able to negotiate with a more reasonable @UKLabour government. You cannot hold this stance and credibly say that you are supporting a high quality NHS.

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

10 months

@ClaaareKirwan The best resource for CST/IMT applications I found was called project cutting edge. Website isn't there but the guy that made it (and got the top CST score in the country) did a YouTube video going through his portfolio. Don't have to do exactly that but gives you an idea.…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

2 years

Any medics who have been forced to give stroke sub-optimal care due to the limited availability of interventional radiologists across the UK will appreciate this is important. Please sign!

Soma Banerjee

@SomaBanerjee73

2 years

‘Saving Brains - Add your support’ Join us in signing this important document to improve access to Mechanical Thrombectomy….one of the most powerful treatments for stroke patients….time to remove the postcode lottery for this vital service!

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

10 months

The Big Picture Medicine Podcast by @MustafaSultan is the main source of inspiration I had for starting my podcast. Here are some insights from my favourite episodes. The insights on medical and non-medical careers reminds me of this tweet by @usamasyedMD 🧵👇

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

5 months

@RepublicStaff @OliverDowden Or perhaps even a referendum?

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

@dieworkwear It’s all counterculture, dress weird = you’re forging ahead in the new world we are making. Give it enough time and the traditional dress sense will be fashionable again for tech CEOs

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

Last day of a job at a hospital you’ve been at for 18 months has big “last day of school” vibes

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

2 months

@s8mb Agreed, certainly a case for reducing taxes on pubs for weekend late licences. On that note, someone made a very handy google maps list of all London pubs open until 2-3am:

Late Pubs of London - Google My Maps

Teal: open til 2am. Purple: open til 3am. Burgundy: open beyond 3am. All free entry (normally). Information correct as of Spring 2023

www.google.com

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

@WTMAtkinson “Entitled underachievement” he’s head of @GiveDirectly one of the most impactful charities out there and runs one of the best political podcasts in the country ?

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@paulg Disagree. Apologising and meaning it is one of the bedrocks of English culture. It’s so important that Kate Fox author of “Watching the English” (one of the best books on English culture) initially couldn’t properly study random public members’ response to an intentional bumping…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

@GongGasGirl It’s crazy, you’re in the trenches together than after a few months it’s goodbye. Equally, those tough times bind you together, I do have a good number of friends from FY1 still though even though it was in another part of the country.

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

4 months

Best short summary for doctors looking to exit medicine you’ll find

Mustafa Sultan, MD

@MustafaSultan

5 months

@Anchit171 I'm curious, what was your advice for your friend? My take (general philosophy + tangible steps): Philosophy - It's really hard to just jump out of Medicine without having put in years of work developing a skillset/network. The UK healthtech (et al) market is not super hot, and…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

5 months

@_adamcherry_ Are there any political podcasts that attempt debate current issues from either side in more depth (from very experienced politicians) than the rest is politics?

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

10 months

@ClaaareKirwan And this is a very good video for medical students to get involved in research projects:

Getting Involved In & Publishing Research

This is the 15th video in the Preparing For, Applying & Matching into Residency playlist. This video discusses tips I have for anyone that wants to get start...

www.youtube.com

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 month

@TheCinesthetic Seeing this made me want to immediately watch that scene again:

Blade Runner - Final scene, "Tears in Rain" Monologue (HD)

The climax of the classic Sci-fi film "Blade Runner". Taken from the "Final Cut" version.Roy Batty:"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. [laughs] At...

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@PeterDiamandis “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” - Archimedes

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

@sketchyhippos I would read it faster than any other fiction book that will be brought out in the next decade

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

11 months

CT/MRI scans give 3D anatomical information, but that data is currently underutilised. Hopefully not for much longer thanks to @philipjpratt who co-founded @MedicaliSight which uses augmented reality in surgery and mechanical thrombectomy to overlay 3D anatomical information…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

10 months

The NHS has to be one of the few workplaces in the UK where you have to celotape scrap paper every day to your desk to get your mouse to work #MedTwitter

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

9 months

@tylercowen @paulg Best takeaways: What to do to make people more abitious? - sometimes they don't realise how big their ideas are, they come up with something and at the Y Combinator interview they are told how much larger it can be than they reliase. Sometimes people are put off by how hard they…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

2 months

I firmly believe that academics in the hard sciences at top universities should be some of the most well paid people in society. They’re probably providing the most value to society and their salary should reflect that.

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

8 months

@ronansetron Only takes one bad experience to ruin your trust of these. Also had this once. Every single time I open a vial since then I put a paper towel over it.

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

5 months

@VisionaryVoid @Morbidful This is one of the emotive photos of war I've ever seen

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

9 months

What most urgently needs to be done to improve medical AI papers? @jessRmorley from the Oxford Internet Institute @UniofOxford tells us the key points: - improve NHS data infrastructure, ensuring that appropriate and realistic datasets are avaible for when models are verified…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

6 months

@UKLabour Misrepresenting the situation is below Labour’s standards. Take this down.

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

2 years

Episode 1 of the Computational Medicine Podcast with @matthwilliams . Discussing his pathway to his current career, current academic research and advice for medical students interested in working on computational projects.

‎The Computational Medicine Podcast on Apple Podcasts

‎Science · 2024

podcasts.apple.com

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 month

@ZainKhanMed Also best summary of exit strategies for UK doctors

Mustafa Sultan, MD

@MustafaSultan

5 months

@Anchit171 I'm curious, what was your advice for your friend? My take (general philosophy + tangible steps): Philosophy - It's really hard to just jump out of Medicine without having put in years of work developing a skillset/network. The UK healthtech (et al) market is not super hot, and…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

How many courses do you need to get started on ML projects? @ChrisLovejoy_ a doctor turned ML researcher tells us the minimum learning needed to do 3 types of project: 1. A data analysis project 2. Applying a ML model 3. Building a ML model Full interview:

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

@MustafaBoorenie The NHS gave up on a quality health service years ago. Neither Labour or Tory can fix it. Get off the burning ship as soon as you can

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

2 months

@orthofacts Crying looking at this from Britain

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@jburnmurdoch @BBCNews I also want to add that the UK gov/UK generally has a simple choice. Either start paying a lot more for your healthcare system across the board and start paying doctors and nurses properly now or the NHS system is only going to get even worse than it is now (and it’s already the…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

6 years

Presenting my 4th Year Neuroscience BSc research project @BioMedEng18 #BioMedEng2018

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

8 months

Just finished reading The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind. Exceptional book which is simultaneously inspirational on what we can achieve if AI goes well and cautious of the dangers of AI safety and Biorisk. Key insights: One of my favourite points is…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

5 months

@culturaltutor One of the best poems ever written

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

11 months

If we discovered a new jet engine today, we wouldn't see it used in commercial aeroplanes for at least 5-10 years due to running it through safety checks. So why are some suggesting to use ChatGPT/other LLMs AI tools in medicine now? @DrHughHarvey - CEO of Hardian Health, a…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

9 years

Cracking show Jesus Christ Superstar at the Wimbledon Theatre with @ElenaRein8 les mis next http://t.co/DunAzSlA5S

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

9 years

Hoverkraft http://t.co/Uby2TAM56j #notforeveryone via @firebox

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@Dr_AlexDavidson

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@Shuayb__ Worst flying experience of my entire life by a long way was with @TurkishAirlines . 24hr delay from Cappadiocha to Isatannul, put on a replacement bus overnight with no food for drink or tolet on the 10hr bus. Get to Istanbul with no shower and told they won’t pay for a hotel room…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 month

The best Effective Altruism podcast is by @80000Hours . But I think a close second is @hearthisidea by @finmoorhouse and @lucafrighetti . They have interviewed @RoryStewartUK , @anderssandberg and countless other amazing guests. Here are the best take aways from my favourite…

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@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@george__mack There’s a nice quote from @ProfCalNewport ’s book Digital Minimalism that partly explains this drop in friendships

Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@scienceisstrat1 Reminded me about a tweet from a while ago

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Alex Davidson

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@jburnmurdoch @BBCNews Anyone involved in UK politics who sees this should strongly consider looking at Singapore’s Healthcare system. They are one of the few countries in the world to have 1. Low costs 2. High quality 3. Equal access. Most counties can only have 2 of those. The NHS has chosen cost and…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@sunlit_upland @Telegraph Agreed

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@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@ianbremmer Completely agree, as a Brit, the best political and geopolitical decision for the UK in my generation would be to rejoin the EU and strive to achieve these 3 points as a collective with Europe (while keeping the pound a separate currency).

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1 year

@ChrisLovejoy_ Chris has an amazing post on why projects are more important than courses for learning coding, data science and machine learning that I completely agree with. Link below:

6 Reasons You Should Learn to Code Through Projects — Not Courses

(Or learn anything, for that matter)

towardsdatascience.com

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@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@rayanhtt DeepMind. @demishassabis literally says he’s trying to make a modern Bell Labs in his Lex Fridman interview. AlphaFold is likely just the beginning of the biological breakthroughs from their work.

#299 – Demis Hassabis: DeepMind

Listen to this episode from Lex Fridman Podcast on Spotify. Demis Hassabis is the CEO and co-founder of DeepMind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Mailgun: https://lexfri...

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

Finally got GPT4. First thing I asked for was Marcus Aurelius riding a tiger fighting Winston Churchill riding an ostrich in the Colosseum. I asked it to be more epic each time.

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

4 months

If you're a doctor in a rich country and your sole aim is to save as many lives as possible. It's most likely you'll achieve that aim better by changing careers or changing what you focus your career on. @finmoorhouse previously worked at @FHIOxford and hosts a podcast…

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

2 years

Episode 3 of the Computational Medicine Podcast with ⁦ @ImranMahmudMD ⁩. Talking about tips for excelling in your career through leveraging your network, the process of creating his first startup product and core values both in and out of work.

‎The Computational Medicine Podcast on Apple Podcasts

‎Science · 2024

podcasts.apple.com

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

So call us @SteveBarclay #JuniorDoctorsStrikes @TheBMA

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

4 months

@MustafaSultan @Anchit171 Really great book specifically for doctors leaving medicine reccomended by @ChrisLovejoy_ called “Do you feel like you wasted all your training?”. Has a great graph showing the process of leaving. It’s not a snap decision but takes time.

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Alex Davidson

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1 year

Episode 5 of The Computational Medicine Podcast with ⁦ @pearsekeane ⁩ discussing his research applying AI to Ophthalmology at ⁦⁦⁦ @Moorfields ⁩ ⁦and @ucl ⁩

‎The Computational Medicine Podcast: #005 Deploying AI in Ophthalmology at Moorefield's - Professor...

‎Show The Computational Medicine Podcast, Ep #005 Deploying AI in Ophthalmology at Moorefield's - Professor Pearse Keane - 18 Nov 2022

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

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@DannyDrinksWine Gladiator

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5 months

@MBurt34 Best advice I can offer any UK medical student...

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

2 years

So far so good, a year ago I signed the 'try giving' pledge to donate 1% of my lifetime career earnings to effective charities with @givingwhatwecan and sticking to it. Aiming to bump it up to 10% once I have bought my first house. @Effect_Altruism .

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

2 years

Smiling to pretend that the last 12 months weren’t some of the toughest of my career so far. Goodbye Queen’s Hospital and King George Hospital. IMT1 done!

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@Dr_AlexDavidson

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@DrEilidhMaria Fill out online forms specifically for doctors

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

1 year

@workhorsewire @Yakup88Yildiz Because @Conservatives have been in power too long and created this problem.

John Burn-Murdoch

@jburnmurdoch

1 year

NEW: we need to talk about NHS staff retention. At a time when Britain’s healthcare system is acutely short of workers, *1 in 7* UK-trained doctors are practising overseas. No other developed country is like this, which immediately tells you there’s a problem. Let’s dig deeper:

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@0xgaut Good prompt

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@Dr_AlexDavidson

8 months

More top work from @pearsekeane 's lab. Using self-supervised learning, which we discussed the importance of in our podcast episode.

#005 Deploying AI in Ophthalmology at Moorefield's - Professor Pearse...

Professor Pearse Keane works at the forefront of the use of machine learning in ophthalmology. He is a consultant Ophthalmologist at the Moorefield’s Eye Hospital in London, the world’s oldest eye...

thecomputationalmedicinepodcast.buzzsprout.com

Pearse Keane

@pearsekeane

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1/ 🚨🚨 New paper alert 🚨🚨 Introducing RETFound, a foundation model for ophthalmology We’re super excited about this and hope it will act as a #Cornerstone for global efforts to prevent blindness through #AI @UCLeye @Moorfields #OpenAccess @Nature

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@dob86 @MustafaSultan @Anchit171 Agreed, this is the most useful careers advice for current UK medical students.

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Alex Davidson

@Dr_AlexDavidson

3 months

@BasedDinesh Couldn’t agree more

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