NEJM: Image Challenge and other Features August 23, 2007
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Health, Health 2.0, Invention, Medical education, Medical journalism, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Web 2.0.trackback
The New England Journal of Medicine is a pioneer in the field of web 2.0 and medicine among other medical journals. On its beta page, the site mentions several great features. Here are some examples:
- Google Gadgets
- NEJM Full-Screen Video Player
- Audio Interview Feed with Article PDF
- Most popular at NEJM.org: list of the most blogged/cited articles
What I’ve recently come across is the Image Challenge:
You can think and vote with others (there are images with more than 12,000 votes!) about possible diagnoses. This is a perfect example of how to create an interactive site. Creativity is an essential attitude in medical journalism!
I love the NEJM image challenge. It combines scientific accuracy and intelligent design. Great for med students like me!
[...] been one of those medical journals that are really open to the web 2.0 world. Almost 2 years ago, I wrote about a few of their [...]