• Not everyone has/uses Facebook. Even if you do use it, keeping med school communication on Slack removes the temptation to scroll on your Newsfeed ;) • Slack consolidates communication to one place (no more juggling between the Facebook group, GroupMe, Outlook email, group texts, etc.) • Easy to create “channels” for different topics or groups. We can have channels for sharing study resources, anatomy tank groups, book sales, events with free food, roommates & sublets, student interest groups, etc. • Other med/grad schools use it (e.g. Stanford, ESFCOM, & more) • Searchable!!! (This will be so helpful when you’re looking for that one guide that a T3 shared on reading EKGs) • Free