My grandpa used to say “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” The 1st time I was old enough to get it, I said “That’s not fair!” He said “Exactly! So make it your life’s work to ensure everyone meets each other.” He’s 2 decades gone, but I’m still at it. #advocacy #MedEd

A pulmonary pathologist explains how COVID-19 causes acute respiratory distress syndrome: cle.clinic/2QxLzUR

I have 9 years of formal medical education. I have earned the right to make sure nobody has any fun on the 4th of July

Keep studying, you’re almost there. <eternity>

Interesting case. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with fibrosarcomatous transformation arising at the site of breast implant onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

July 1st ✅ Time for #FollowFriday. Let’s follow new friends & grow our amazing #MedTwitter community. 1. Introduce yourself 2. Share something you’ll remember looking back on this week 3. Tag your friends 4. Follow & RT! #AcademicTwitter #meded

Joseph A. Di Como MD Life-long learning = career in medicine.

Today was the American Board if Surgery Qualifying Exam. Major technical issues experienced and the exam was canceled. Absolutely no updates from the ABS, many had to make twitter profiles just to get some information. As of 4:30pm still no email from the ABS or updates on site.

The Surgery Qualifying Exam of the American Board of Surgery has been cancelled. We sincerely apologize to all candidates for this stressful and unsuccessful event.

ABS is issuing exam refunds for all candidates & launching an investigation into security concerns. We are working on a solution, but an exam will NOT be delivered in July 2020 #ABSQE #VirtualQE ow.ly/OKey50ABknQ

American Board of Surgery American Board of Surgery - this FAQ is beyond passive aggressive and totally tone deaf. Do better. Be better.

American Board of Surgery “The third part of an apology is the expression of remorse, shame, forbearance, and humility.” jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

American Board of Surgery So a small, albeit stat significant, difference in rates of “severe license actions” (0.77 per 100k person years for those who passed QE+CE vs 2.49 for those who failed) in a study YOU wrote is the primary argument for requiring QE after the epic fail last week?? Do better.

#medtwitter The ABS response to the failure of the QE board exam is disappointing and unprofessional.

Finally completed fellowship. It’s been a fun and challenging 6 years of surgical training and I am honored to have walked in the footsteps of giants. Follow your dreams and make them a reality.

Blessed to have such an amazing family. Thank you for coming up to visit me for my graduation from fellowship. My niece is my biggest fan and yelled ‘yay Joe!’ the entire graduation ceremony.

Nipple pain: Raynaud's beyond fingers and toes onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tb…

Join us in welcoming our newest member of our Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers Women’s Center Team. Dr. Joseph Di Como, Breast Surgeon. He will be accepting patients at our Avondale and Sun City locations. Read more about Dr. Como here. ironwoodwomenscenters.com/doctors/joseph…