Wikipedia:UCSFEDIT

Here are some easy ways for you to get started as a Wikipedia editor right now. Follow your curiosity and don't be afraid to fix something if you think you can improve it


 * Get started
 * 1) ''Register an account.  You can use your real name or not, your choice
 * 2) Introduce yourself on your userpage.  What are your interests, what is your background?  Share as much as you like.


 * Set a goal
 * 1) Add a single sentence to an article with a formatted, high quality reference.
 * 2) * Search


 * Do some critical reading
 * 1) Lookup the main article on your speciality or area of interest.  Just type it into the search box at the top right of the page.
 * 2) *How would you rate the article?
 * 3) *Can you find any errors? Biases? Omissions?
 * 4) *How up to date is the content? Is it missing key recent (meta)studies or clinical practice recommendations?
 * 5) *How well sourced is the article? Are there many references, or just a few?
 * 6) *Click on an inline citation in an article (looks like [1]) and follow the outgoing link to the source. Does Wikipedia accurately summarize its contents?
 * 7) Lookup a medical controversy that you are aware of.  How does Wikipedia approach presenting it?  Does it give more weight to one point of view than another?
 * 8) Look up a public health issue which received attention in the media such as Breast cancer screening or |Vaccines and autism
 * 9) Compare any Wikipedia medical article with an UpToDate article on the same topic?
 * What are their relative strengths or weaknesses
 * Do they speak to a different audience?