In 2022, I was humbled to be nominated for the hospital’s physician of the year, achieved diplomat status for critical care echocardiography, obtained my certification in medical quality (CMQ), bought the Batmobile (Tesla Model S Plaid), became the program director for our combined fellowship track in cardiothoracic anesthesiology and critical care medicine, and participated in speaking opportunities ranging from grand rounds at various institutions to being the commencement speaker at the Emory’s CAA Graduation!
In keeping with my posts from 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 the following table represents some basic numbers regarding my growth on social media.
SOCIAL MEDIA STATS IN 2022
SOCIAL MEDIA STATS | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
RK.md Post Count (Yearly) | 146 | 167 | 90 | 66 | 73 |
RK.md Comment Count (Yearly) | 338 | 447 | 498 | 165 | 188 |
Twitter Followers | 2,659 | 2,977 | 3,990 | 4,985 | 6,192 |
Facebook Followers | 770 | 5,116 | 14,363 | 17,603 | 18,170 |
Instagram Followers | 62,105 | 96,025 | 128,358 | 149,881 | 155,189 |
YouTube Subscribers | – | 975 | 3,026 | 5,213 | 6,236 |
MailChimp Audience | 295 | 545 | 1,153 | 1,327 | 1,354 |
GADGETS IN 2022
- Apple MacBook Pro 14″ M1 Max
- smartmi Air Purifier
- GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Vision OC 12G
- Logitech MX Keys Mini
- Tesla Model S Plaid
- Synology DiskStation DS1821+
- CyberPower SL700U Standby UPS System
- Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra
- Samsung C49RG9x
- Uplift v2 Standing Desk
- BenQ ScreenBar Halo
- Insta360 Link AI 4K Webcam
- LaMetric TIME
- Elgato Stream Deck
- Anker 3-in-1 Cube
- Apple iPhone 14 Pro
- Apple iPad Pro 12.9″ with Magic Keyboard
- Apple Watch Ultra
- PlayStation PS5 Console – God of War Ragnarök Bundle
- Sonos Beam x 2
TOP POSTS OF 2022
- Difference Between TID, q8h, and PRN Dosing
- Milliequivalents (mEq) Versus Millimole (mmol)
- What Does Gtt Mean?
- Common Types Of Adult Nasogastric Tubes (NGTs)
- What Do Categorical, Preliminary, Transitional and Advanced Years In Residency Mean?
- Interpreting Thromboelastography (TEG)
- Pulmonary Artery Catheter/Swan-Ganz Structure, Waveforms, And Interpreting The Numbers
- Oxygen Delivery Equation (DO2)
- MAC, Cordis, Sheath Introducer - What’s The Difference?
- How Chest Tube Drainage Systems Work
- Lian Li UNI Fan Controller Not Working – ARGB Cable Kit Solution
- RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation
- Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve
RK.MD USER METRICS
2022 is also the year where I migrated from Google Analytics to Matomo (formerly Piwik) for metrics on my websites as well as my EchoTools app. I used Piwik off-and-on over the last decade, but I’ve decided to make this move permanent as I want to consolidate my data.
Device Types
- 51% desktop
- 47% smartphone
- 2% tablet/phablet

Operating Systems
- 34% iOS
- 33% Windows
- 17% macOS
- 15% Android
- 1% Others

Browsers
- 41% Chrome
- 23% Safari
- 13% Mobile Safari
- 9% Others
- 8% Microsoft Edge
- 6% Chrome Mobile

ON TO 2023
2023 will be a year where I begin preparing to apply for promotion to associate professor. I need to get involved with more research projects, and continue looking for opportunities to expand my outreach with free, open-access medical education! 🙂
Hope everyone has a safe and happy new year! 🙂