Here at iMedExchange, our company is growing. We’ve hired several new people in the last few weeks, and are adding physicians to our advisor network every day. As we grow, and as we talk with physicians about what they really want out of an online community, I’ve been thinking a lot about how people actually get to know each other. Often it’s the quirky, fun, and sometimes weird, things about people that say the most about them. But of course those take time to figure out. On your first day of work, or your first online-conversation with a colleague, you’re just starting to figure out your relationships. Until we know and trust someone, we tend to hide the quirky and fun aspects of who we are.
Some of you who are reading this blog know me pretty well, and some of you don’t know me at all – but in the spirit of making connections and getting to know the quirky side of me, I’m going to share something that not very many people know about me:

I have strict rules about what time I set my alarm clock. They include…
• ‘Common’ times like 6:30 or 7:00 are not acceptable.
• The digits that make up the time cannot be in ascending or descending order. (6:32 doesn’t work)
• No digit can be the sum or product of any of the other numbers. (7:34 doesn’t work)
• Also, there needs to be at least 1 odd and 1 even number in the time. (6:24 doesn’t work)

So… for those of you that know me, this can’t come as a complete surprise (I love numbers and math games). And while I probably wouldn’t share something like this at a job interview, I think it’s definitely a window into the quirky side of my personality. For those of you that I haven't officially met yet - it's nice to meet you!