Examining Medical Students’ Social Media Beliefs and Behaviors and Their Relationship to Professional Identity

West, Courtney A.; Wagner, James M.; Greenberg, Stephen B.; Buck, Era; Hsieh, Peggy; Horn, Kathryn; Martin, Roy; Stark, Debra L.; Williams, Simon C.; Pietz, Kenneth; Graham, Lori; Teal, Cayla R.

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Examining Medical Students’ Social Media Beliefs and Behaviors and Their Relationship to Professional Identity

West, Courtney A., Wagner, James M., Greenberg, Stephen B., Buck, Era, Hsieh, Peggy, Horn, Kathryn, Martin, Roy, Stark, Debra L. +4 more·2018·Medical Science Educator

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Authors: West, C. A., Wagner, J. M., Greenberg, S. B., Buck, E., Hsieh, P., Horn, K., Martin, R., Stark, D. L., Williams, S. C., Pietz, K., Graham, L., & Teal, C. R.
Affiliations: Sam Houston State University (US)
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Baylor College of Medicine (US)
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (US)
University of North Texas Health Science Center (US)
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (US)
Texas Tech University (US)
Texas A&M Health Science Center (US)
Corresponding author: West, Courtney A.
ORCID: West, Courtney A.
Wagner, James M.
Buck, Era
Hsieh, Peggy
Graham, Lori
Teal, Cayla R.
Venue: Medical Science Educator
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2018-03-26
Volume: 28
Issue: 2
Pages: 389-399
ISSN: 2156-8650 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1007/s40670-018-0562-1
OpenAlex: W2796231226
Cited by: 8
References: 51
Citations by year: 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1
FWCI: 0.80
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Medical Science Educator (publishedVersion)
Funders: Texas Medical Association (n/a)
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Diversity and Career in Medicine
Keywords: medical students, social media, professional identity, professional identity formation, physician identity, accountability, unprofessional behavior, medical education

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