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How to use Github.com: A guide for the Nonprogrammer Part 1 Joyce Lee, MD, MPH Joycelee.me Twitter: @joyclee Github for medical researchers? Come check it out.  

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Go to Github.com and open an account. It’s free if you use only public repositories. (A “repository” is basically a project.)

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Go to the repositories tab in your profile, and hit the green “New” button to open a new repository.

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If you are really interested in open-source collaboration, leave it public and hit the green create repository button.

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Click on the README link

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Now you can start typing a description of your project in the black area. The README file gives an overview of the project.

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You can follow other people or projects, by hitting the watch button. For example, I am “watching” the medevice-users diabetes group

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Stay Tuned for More Joyce Lee, MD, MPH Joycelee.me Twitter: @joyclee