Episode 116: Dr Olaleke Folaranmi – The Influence of Social Media in Promoting Knowledge Acquisition and Pathology Excellence in Nigeria
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Olaleke Folaranmi
What we discuss with Dr Folaranmi:
- His early education and youth service that inspired him to become a doctor
- How he became interested in pathology, and his subspecialties of interest
- A typical day for him at Ilorin Teaching Hospital
- How he was interviewed for an article called Educating Beyond Borders
- The article he co-authored, The Influence of Social Media in Promoting Knowledge Acquisition and Pathology Excellence in Nigeria, and the purpose of writing this article
- Some examples of social media being used for networking and mentorship
- Some difficulties in widespread adoption of Twitter in low and middle income countries
- The potential of using social media for international collaboration
- How Twitter could be used as a model for more a formalized collaboration system
Links for this episode:
Dr Folaranmi on Twitter
The Influence of Social Media in Promoting Knowledge Acquisition and Pathology Excellence in Nigeria
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