Social Media Taps Doctor Market

MED3Q FILLS MARKET VOID: ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR CREDENTIALED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS

Three Doctors Tell How They Plan to use med3q

The unveiling of med3q in July 2007 marked the first free social networking site with an entire section reserved exclusively for credentialed medical professionals — a medical MySpace, YouTube and more all combined in one virtual community.

While numerous healthcare-related websites are active, and more join their ranks almost daily, the majority of these are geared toward consumers.

med3q is first to establish a free online professional and social networking community of doctors for doctors, as well as other credentialed medical professionals like physician assistants, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse practitioners. To become professional members of med3q, each candidate must submit credential information that the site validates before it grants membership and access.

In addition to the social aspects of med3q, doctors also will find resources such as expert business advice to help them better manage their medical practices.

Using med3q, physicians can do anything from sharing professional success stories with their peers to keeping track of continuing medical education credits to renting a vacation condo from a colleague across the country.

“My personal passion is SCUBA diving,” says Dr. Gregory L. Cooper, chief medical officer for Mercy Medical Group in Sacramento, Calif., and a member of the med3q Advisory Board. “med3q will allow me to find other physicians who are interested in my sport and make it possible for us to exchange tips and ideas, and arrange for trips. Harried physicians very much need help to have a life apart from their work, and med3q is a place that helps make this possible.”

med3q encourages and supports daily exchanges and interactions among its credential medical professional members. One physician in a highly specialized field values med3q’s timesaving capabilities.

“I have a referral network of general physicians in small Texas towns,” says Fort Worth endocrinologist Dr. Darren W. Lackan, a member of the med3q Advisory Board. “I field a number of calls a day from these doctors with frequently very similar questions about issues relating to my specialty. Instead of taking time for each of these calls, I will be able to arrange it so the doctors can now go to med3q and look at my latest answers to these kinds of questions.”

One important feature unique to med3q is the site’s no-cost subscription service, BizRx™, which provides audio interviews with expert sources to give concise, sound advice about the business of medicine.

“I see tremendous potential for BizRx because practice management is such a huge issue for every physician,” says Dr. Ralph A. Gambardella, chairman of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles and a med3q Advisory Board member.

med3q also hosts a wide and growing number of forums. Some are devoted to giving a boost to young medical professionals looking to further their careers, while others are devoted to personal pursuits. This “community within a community” offers valuable sponsorship opportunities to a wide variety of businesses and services eager to capture the attention of an elusive, yet highly prized audience. Potential sponsors include the usual pharmaceutical companies plus financial advisors, attorneys, and even travel services targeting the medical professional market.

###

About med3q

med3q is an online community of people dedicated to improving the quality of life for its members. The free social media site provides social-networking platforms, lifestyle-improvement, health-management and problem-solving tools for those living with a wide range of chronic diseases and conditions. Credentialed healthcare professional members benefit from free professional-only social networking, peer-to-peer support and expert information on practice management, patient relations, personal finance and more.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Craig McDaniel, APR

Promote Success

972-234-8846

craig@promotesuccesspr.com