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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedMyers CG, Kudsi OY, Ghaferi AA
Social media as a platform for surgical learning: use and engagement patterns among robotic surgeons.
This study analyzed data from a closed-membership Facebook group for robotic surgeons to better understand surgeons' engagement with social media platforms. This analysis observed that surgeons responded to text posts with more comments, but "liked" posts containing links, photos, or video images in greater numbers.
AHRQ-funded; HS023621.
Citation: Myers CG, Kudsi OY, Ghaferi AA .
Social media as a platform for surgical learning: use and engagement patterns among robotic surgeons.
Ann Surg 2018 Feb;267(2):233-35. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002479..
Keywords: Education: Continuing Medical Education, Provider, Practice Patterns, Social Media, Surgery, Training
Sterling M, Leung P, Wright D
The use of social media in graduate medical education: a systematic review.
The authors conducted a systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature to understand the effect of social media on resident (1) education, (2) recruitment, and (3) professionalism. Their review of 29 studies concluded that the effect of social media platforms on residency education, recruitment, and professionalism is mixed, and the quality of existing studies is modest at best.
AHRQ-funded; HS000066.
Citation: Sterling M, Leung P, Wright D .
The use of social media in graduate medical education: a systematic review.
Acad Med 2017 Jul;92(7):1043-56. doi: 10.1097/acm.0000000000001617.
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Keywords: Education: Continuing Medical Education, Education: Curriculum, Provider, Social Media
Ness GL, Sheehan AH, Snyder ME
Graduating student pharmacists' perspectives on e-professionalism and social media: qualitative findings.
The researchers conducted a cross-sectional survey of 212 graduating student pharmacists to characterize their views of professionalism on popular social media sites. The themes identified in the analysis were separation of personal and professional lives, how accountability for actions should vary by severity, and the extent of representation of the students’ character on social media.
AHRQ-funded; HS022119.
Citation: Ness GL, Sheehan AH, Snyder ME .
Graduating student pharmacists' perspectives on e-professionalism and social media: qualitative findings.
J Am Pharm Assoc 2014 Mar-Apr;54(2):138-43. doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2014.13188..
Keywords: Education: Academic, Education: Continuing Medical Education, Provider: Pharmacist, Social Media