Merging Medicine and Storytelling: How Digital Content Can Change Outcomes

Digital content is at the center of our society and its prevalence continues to grow. Storytelling on digital platforms allows the medical community to showcase groundbreaking research and connect with audiences who otherwise may not be privy to this information.  

Listen to our pediatric expert discuss digital storytelling

In this episode, Joshua Williams, MD, joins us to dive into his career and groundbreaking work in digital storytelling in the medical community. At the forefront of some of this innovation, Dr. Williams recently received the Advancement in Research Award at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference.  

Dr. Williams is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and a primary care pediatrician with Denver Health. He is the principal investigator on a National Institutes of Health grant to examine the impact of digital storytelling on influenza vaccination equity. In addition, he is a co-investigator at Denver Health for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Safety DataLink Project.  

Dr. Williams will be presenting on this topic at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Toronto, Canada, in May 2024. 

In this episode, our expert discusses:  

• The larger goals of data- and digital-based projects 
• How to merge medicine and storytelling 
• Advice for young doctors and medical professionals 
• Finding success from rejection 

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