Social Media and Medicine with Dr. Vinh Vu (VinhzCastle)

The past two years have seemed to bring about two "viral" contagions: the pandemic and social media. As the lockdowns allowed people to remain at home and brought cascades of popularity to phone applications like TikTok, workers within the medical field also seemed to join the tides. We have watched it all...new lingos created every day, people in scrubs dancing to the trending audios, and countless challenges on your "for you page." But this new image of healthcare professionals has been walking the hospital halls and providing care to countless patients for years before their limelight on social media. The traditional "prim and proper" and "demure" image of medicine with its symbol of the pristine white coat is long gone as it meets a new wave of representatives who seem to recast this history-long persona. With his full-sleeve arm tattoos, ear ...