Social Media Etiquette for the Modern Medical Student:A Narrative Review
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Most medical students worldwide are using some form of social media platform to supplement their learning via file sharing and to stay up-to-date on medical events. Often, social media may blur the line between socialization and educational use, so it is important to be aware of how one is utilizing social media and how to remain professional. Research has yielded some troublesome themes of misconduct: drunken behaviour, violations of confidentiality and defamation of institutions. Because there is no universal policy to monitor online professionalism, there exists the potential for indiscretions to occur. It has been reported that misdemeanours can affect future residency placements and employment for medical students. Accordingly, studies suggest that educators need to recognize this new era of professionalism and adapt policies and reprimands to meet modern outlets where professionalism may be violated.
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Risks such as privacy and accuracy of information, compromising confidentiality, eroding public trust, and loosening accountability were presented in previous research.
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The 'Types of Inappropriate Behaviour' section discusses patient-confidentiality risks, and 'Consequences on Future Career' says online misconduct can compromise the public’s perception of medicine. 'Atmosphere of Misuse' also discusses difficulty distinguishing public from private content. The passages do not establish risks to information accuracy or a loosening of accountability; page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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- Authors
- Harrison, B., Gill, J., & Jalali, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Venue
- International Journal of Medical Students
- Published
- 2014-12-24
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 64-67
- ISSN
- 2076-6327 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1923403374
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 0.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- International Journal of Medical Students (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- International Journal of Medical Students (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- University of Ottawa
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Keywords
- social media etiquette, medical students, professional conduct, online professionalism, medical education, breach of confidentiality, defamation, alcohol consumption, residency placement, employment effects, social media policy
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