Medblog awards open for voting

By tsmith on January 14, 2008.

Every year, the folks over at Medgadget.com host the Medical Weblog Awards. I've been nominated a few times, and even did OK in the best new blog category a few years back. This year, I'm apparently nominated in the Best Clinical Weblog category--which, honestly, I don't think I fit into. So I won't ask for your votes here, but I'll suggest you check out some of the other fine blogs that are nominated, and the others that are nominated for all the other awards (including fellow Scienceblogger Orac). If you see something you like, pass along a vote or two.

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Look, I'm an ecologist hey. I couldn't work out which category best fitted your blog, so thought that germs and other yucky things = clinical! Ergo a nomination in clinical.

Do they have a category for best legs ;)

Posted by: CanadianPDF | January 14, 2008 8:56 PM

LOL! Congratulations! I am guessing the above question was vote for you in that category! LOL!
Dave Briggs :~)

Most definitely!

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