Episode 116: Dr Olaleke Folaranmi - The Influence of Social Media in Promoting Knowledge Acquisition and Pathology Excellence in Nigeria
Jun 20, 2022•35 min•Ep. 118
Episode description
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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