This will be my last post on the Dr. A blog. The Doctor Anonymous blog started on June 19, 2006 with the four line post called "Does This Thing Work?" And now, this being the 1,323rd post, it is time to say goodbye.
When I started this blog, it was kind of a joke. I really didn't think that anyone would read this stuff. I mean, who would read this stuff? As of this writing, there have been 388,465 visitors to the blog and 543,436 page views. There are also over 1000 subscribers to this blog. I am just humbled by those numbers. The success of this blog and the success of me could not have been without all of you out there.
I remember when I received my first comment and I was amazed. Then, I received my first comment from overeas. Then, I started a podcast and I interviewed people from all around the world. During one show, there were people from three continents on my show at the same time. I could have never imagined that.
And, the opportunities that have emerged from those beginnings. They just boggle my mind thinking back. Now, it's time to take a risk. To emerge from the shadow of Doctor Anonymous and see if I can really stand on my own as Mike Sevilla, MD - Family Physician and Social Media Enthusiast. Doctor Anonymous was a gimmick, and now it's time to be more transparent.
The new website is called "Family Medicine Rocks." Don't worry, I will still talk about my two passions of medicine and social media. I will still have commentary on these two subjects and interview people who I think are interesting in these two spheres. I'm inspired by people like the diabetes social media community and the EMS social media community who have also added an advocacy component to their communities.
I really think that Family Medicine is a calling and I think that we as Family Medicine docs can do a better job of letting everyone know how we can help the US healthcare system. I'll talk about it more in a future post, but reading the works of Dr. Jay Lee, Family Doc in California, in his post, "Jay W Lee: #FMRevolution - Family Medicine Revolution," I think the time is now to really share the Family Medicine story with as many people as possible.
So, I hope you join me over at "Family Medicine Rocks." My podcast will be continuing there as well. I also encourage you to join the facebook fan page, and to follow me on twitter. Thanks again to all of you out there on the internet who have supported me and this blog for (almost) five years. Til we meet again, Au Revoir, Doctor Anonymous...