Teaching Kindness
There was a tweet on November 30, 2018 by Ms. Blancas that went viral. Ms. Blancas teaches first grade at Dr. Sue A. Shook Elementary, a pre-K to 5th grade bilingual school in the border town of El Paso, TX. She posted a video of her first graders leaving the class room and selecting a fist bump, a […]
Vulnerability and pinksocks
In February 2019, Jay Gerhart wrote a blog about the connections between pinksocks and improv comedy. Jay pointed out how both improv and pinksocks favor use of “Yes, And . . .;” how both see gifting as core to making meaningful connections; how empathy looms large in both endeavors; and how both call us to […]
FIERCELESS, FIERCE AND BONDED BY LOVE- My PinkSocks Story
I joined the pinksocks tribe where it all began, in Chicago at McCormick Center, during HIMSS15. Andrew Richards & Nick Adkins were walking around gifting folks with pinksocks, and Gregg Masters was taking photos to ensconce the moment. HIMSS15 was special. I was sharing my healthcare story, “My Mothers Scrap of Paper”, and my son […]
I Want to be Seen Because I Want to Help
A simple pair of pinksocks can change your world! Pair by pair pinksocks have become the new paradigm in connectedness for healthcare IT professionals all over the world. To have a pair that you can gift on enables you to become the Network Effect Technology! My first pair arrived from the Netherlands, from Ignar Rip, […]
The time I gave away my socks
I just want to start this with a quick explanation as to why giving away my socks was a big deal: I like my socks, a lot. This is the pair that’s bright pink, even though I’m not typically a “pink” kind of gal. But these are special because they have black mustaches on them, […]
What It’s Really Like Being A Doctor
When I told my high school guidance counselor at the age of 14 that I wanted to become a doctor, I had this sense of what that meant. It had a lot to do with my dad, who has been a primary care physician trained in Internal Medicine practicing in NYC for the past […]
A Tribe Without Borders
Post Written by Maram Museitif, MPH Many people ask me “what’s the story with the pinksocks?” I am asked that question almost every time I’m out in public. In all honesty, I have no single word to describe what it’s about. It’s a movement of personal connection. It’s a movement of passionate people […]
Pinksocks State Of Mind
Post Written by Burt Rosen It’s hard for me to remember when I joined the pinksocks tribe, but it was somewhere in the last year. Pretty much an unforgettable experience. Upon initiation, when I was gifted the socks and explained what the gifting meant and where it came from, I was blown away […]
Disruptive Interruptions
Post Written by Matt Good We each start the day with a plan. As it turns out, some days feel more meaningful than others. The funny thing being, the days that feel most meaningful are those where intention gives way to interruption, where my steps take a pause. The pinksocks are a gracious […]
Life With New Lungs
Post Written by John Rost A Primal Transplant Life with new lungs, sometimes it feels like we take three steps forward, then two back. At the moment I’m in the middle of the “two steps back” portion of the cycle. I’m experiencing a slow, steady decrease in lung function. My team is on the […]
The Power of Experience
Post Written by Eugene Borukhovich When I started the New York Healthcare Technology Meetup (aka Health 2.0 NYC Chapter) in 2008, I honestly had no idea what it would become, or the impact it would make on the individuals in the group. Whether they were a young techie geek or a seasoned physician, everyone has […]
Healthcare Professionals & Politics
Post Written by Sumit Patel, M.D. I dedicate this post to all the men, women, and children who showed the world that Donald Trump is a man, and that he does not speak for us all. I dedicate this to all those who participated in the Women’s March, all over the world. I […]