Doctor Mike Criticizes AMA's Communication Strategies
Mike Varshavski, a family physician and YouTube creator known as Doctor Mike, aims to combat medical misinformation.
With 14 million followers, he effectively communicates complex information in an entertaining manner.
He wishes leaders in medicine, like the American Medical Association (AMA), would adopt a similar approach to reach a broader audience.
- Doctor Mike believes the AMA has not effectively countered misinformation.
- A recent example is a video where the health secretary claimed doctors profit from keeping Americans sick.
- The AMA's response, a strongly worded tweet, only reached 5,000 people.
Author's summary: Doctor Mike criticizes AMA's ineffective communication strategies.