Simon Zhang, data analyst and former neurosurgeon, reports that there are now one million doctors and nurses in the US using the social networking site.
What are they doing? Looking for a new job, commenting on particularly good insights from MedCityNews or complaining about long hours in one of these groups.
Top 3 LinkedIn Groups among Doctors
1. Medical Doctor (MD) Network
3. Networking for Business Professionals & Doctors
A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Top 3 LinkedIn Groups among Nurses
2. RN (Registered Nurse) Network
3. American Nurses Association
Sometimes when I am researching health startup entrepreneurs who come from academia, I find university bios or resumes, but nothing on LinkedIn. Maybe once they drop the Twitter snobbery, they will join LinkedIn too.
