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Use of social networks for international collaboration among medical students

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Hinojo-Lucena, Francisco-Javier, Aznar-Díaz, Inmaculada, Cáceres-Reche, María-Pilar, Romero-Rodríguez, José-María·2020·Educación Médica
DOI 10.1016/j.edumed.2018.08.009
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Introduction:The collaboration between professionals from different countries has become a claim in the globalised world where we live.In this scenario, collaborative social networks play a fundamental role in bringing people from different territories together in the same virtual space that it favours the exchange of information.Objective: To analyse the use and integration of social networks to favour international collaboration between medical students from the University of Granada (Spain) and the University of Sheffield (UK).Methodology: A quantitative methodology has been used using a questionnaire developed ad hoc to quantify the degree of student satisfaction after participation in the collaborative social network.The sample was composed of 110 students of the degree in medicine, 74 from the University of Granada and 36 from the University of Sheffield.Results: We find high percentages according to the improvement of learning from collaboration, as well as the relevance for the exchange of information and collaborative work between countries.Conclusion: This type of experience highlights the need to collaborate from digital networks with health professionals from other countries to improve student learning and know different methods and systems of action that improve daily medical practice.

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  • Most included studies (n=77) had clear ethical statements within the paper either stating ethical board approval or exemption, and 11 studies did not explicitly report an ethical statement.

    “Most studies included (n=77) had clear ethical statements within the paper either stating ethical board approval or exemption, and 11 studies did not explicitly report an ethical statement [37-39,53,54,72,74,90,105,108,117].”

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    The Additional information section (page not available) does not explicitly state ethics-board approval or exemption, which supports classifying this study as lacking that specific disclosure. It does, however, explicitly state that the authors followed institutional protocols and obtained written informed consent, so describing it as having no ethical statement is too broad. This individual paper cannot establish the aggregate counts of 77 and 11 studies. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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    The Introduction describes social networks generating collaborative work groups among medical students, and the Discussion reports that they facilitate collaboration and information exchange. These passages support the creation of learning communities, but they do not establish that the groups function as communities for support more generally. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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Authors
Hinojo-Lucena, F.-J., Aznar-Díaz, I., Cáceres-Reche, M.-P., & Romero-Rodríguez, J.-M.
Venue
Educación Médica
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-03
Volume
21
Issue
2
Pages
137-141
ISSN
1575-1813 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.edumed.2018.08.009
OpenAlex
W2899113688
Cited by
30
References
10
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 2
FWCI
4.52
Type
journal article
Language
es
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Educación Médica (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Institutional Repository of the University of Granada (University of Granada) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
  • Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Medical Education
Keywords
social networks, international cooperation, medical students, cooperative learning, cross-cultural exchange, student satisfaction, remote collaboration, medical education

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