Social Media and the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Application Process (original) (raw)
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2014
Social media has become a staple of everyday life among over one billion people worldwide. A social networking presence has become a hallmark of vibrant and transparent communications. It has quickly become the preferred method of communication and information sharing. It offers the ability for various entities, especially residency programs, to create an attractive internet presence and "brand" the program. Social media, while having significant potential for communication and knowledge transfer, carries with it legal, ethical, personal, and professional risks. Implementation of a social networking presence must be deliberate, transparent, and optimize potential benefits while minimizing risks. This is especially true with residency programs. The power of social media as a communication, education, and recruiting tool is undeniable. Yet the pitfalls of misuse can be disastrous, including violations in patient confidentiality, violations of privacy, and recruiting misconduct. These guidelines were developed to provide emergency medicine residency programs leadership with guidance and best practices in the appropriate use and regulation of social media, but are applicable to all residency programs that wish to establish a social media presence. [West J Emerg Med. 2014;15(1):26-30.]
Social Media Use Continues to Increase Among Orthopaedic Residency Programs in the United States
Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, 2021
Purpose: To evaluate the social media usage of orthopaedic residency programs, program directors (PDs), and department chairs across Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter and to determine which types of social media posts are indicative of increased user following. Methods: A systematic online search strategy was performed in October 2020 to identify all allopathic orthopaedic surgery residency program accounts on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Instagram posts were further analyzed to evaluate the type of post that significantly correlated with increased follower counts. Results: Of 158 orthopaedic surgery programs, 69 (43.7%) had Instagram accounts, 52 (32.9%) had Facebook accounts, and 54 (34.2%) had Twitter accounts. Program presence on Instagram and Twitter continued to grow exponentially (R 2 ¼ 0.99 and R 2 ¼ 0.95, respectively). Regarding program leadership, a total of 151 PDs and 156 chairs were identified. Of these, 21 PDs (14%) and 8 chairs (5.1%) had Instagram accounts. The number of posts and the numbers of educational, social, program information, and operative posts (P < .01) significantly correlated with increased followers on Instagram. Conclusions: Fewer than one-half of orthopaedic surgery residency programs and fewer than one-quarter of PDs and department chairs have a social media presence. However, the number of residency programs on social media continues to rise year-over-year. The total number of posts; the amount of educational, social, and program information; and the number of operative posts significantly correlated with increased followers on Instagram. Clinical Relevance: With the growing prevalence of social media, orthopaedic surgery residency programs have the opportunity to connect with future applicants and disseminate informational content regarding their programs.
2019
This paper reviews the need for social media platforms as a tool for healthcare facilities to provide resources, market their business, and interact directly with clients. Steps to creating a social media platform will be discussed, in addition to how healthcare facilities should frequently review competing healthcare providers' social media pages to stay competitive with the target population. Special considerations for the audiology and speech-language pathology programs at Illinois State University will be explored, and ethical considerations for engaging in healthcare on a social media platform will also be analyzed in this paper. The Eckelmann-Taylor Speech and Hearing Clinic at Illinois State University (ETSHC) will benefit from the information and implementation of social media usage provided within this paper because it will allow the clinic to create a professional social media platform. This social media platform will improve patient outreach within the community to increase and diversify the clientele attending that clinic, and allow for the opportunity of interprofessional collaboration between the ETSHC and other speech-language pathology and audiology providers. Undergraduate students and graduate students in the programs of speech-language pathology and audiology will benefit from the ETSHC executing a social media platform to expand the opportunities and experiences provided throughout their education.
Social media and Internet usage of orthopaedic surgeons
Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, 2016
Social media has evolved as a new communication tool for health information and its usage is increasing rapidly each day worldwide. 1,2 The effects of this virtual/online relationship on clinical practice and patient-physician relationship have long been of interest. 3 The media dimension reduces uncertainties between individuals in face-to-face interaction whereas the social dimension enables greater self-expression and control of the impressions that others form of them. 4 Social media offers enhanced interpretation and immediate spread of visual or written content shared online, 5 which caused changes in the nature and velocity of the communication between patients and physicians, resulting in the frequent use of social media to resolve health problems. 2 A study in Australia reported that 69.7% of physicians discussed online information sources through the internet or social media and Facebook was reported to be the most commonly used social media tool in England. 2,6 These rapidly improving communication technologies offer many advantages for patients and physicians. On the other hand, communication over social media or internet transforms the traditional patient-physician relationship, makes the boundaries of ethical liability vague and makes patient privacy increasingly difficult to protect. 7,8 This study attempts to identify orthopaedists usage and views of social media and
Social Media and the Orthopaedic Surgeon: a Mixed Methods Study
Acta Informatica Medica, 2019
Introduction: Social media continues to grow in size, and popularity, The prevalence of social networking continues to develop and will likely play an increasing role in all aspects of society and business, including in healthcare services. This rapid growth has directly influenced healthcare professionals in the clinical setting. Aim: To assess the perceptions and usage of SM (SM) by OSs (OS) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and its impact on their profession, and to evaluate their level of awareness of the potential risks on their practice. Methods: Quantitative: A cross-sectional survey was distributed to practicing OSs in 15 healthcare centers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (μ=323) using convenience sampling. Data was analyzed using SPSS. Qualitative: Eight OSs were recruited by purposive and snowball sampling and interviewed using a semi-structured approach. Data was analyzed using thematic content analysis. Results: The Quantitative survey revealed that 165 OSs participated (RR=51%). OSs who...
The western journal of emergency medicine, 2015
Social media (SM) is a form of electronic communication through which users create online communities and interactive platforms to exchange information, ideas, messages, podcasts, videos, and other user-generated content. Emergency medicine (EM) has embraced the healthcare applications of SM at a rapid pace and continues to explore the potential benefit for education. Free Open Access Meducation has emerged from the ever-expanding collection of SM interactions and now represents a virtual platform for sharing educational media. This guidance document constitutes an expert consensus opinion for best practices in the use of SM in EM residency education. The goals are the following: 1) Recommend adoption of SM as a valuable graduate medical education (GME) tool, 2) Provide advocacy and support for SM as a GME tool, and 3) Recommend best practices of educational deliverables using SM. These guidelines are intended for EM educators and residency programs for the development and use of a ...
Social media use during residency training
MedEdPublish, 2019
This article was migrated. The article was not marked as recommended. Social media plays a major role in the revolution of medical learning. Many training centers have incorporated it into their teaching curriculum. The aim of this research is to evaluate the current utilization of social media by residents and its effect on their learn- ing process during their residency training.We performed a quantitative cross-sectional survey based study. A 20-questions survey was constructed and distributed to residents from all specialties and training levels registered under the national specialty board in training period 2014/2015. 132 (69%) of the resident use social media as a platform for asking medical questions and half of them use it to consult experts in the field and to discuss cases. The most popular media for learning was YouTube 104 (55%) and free chat 49%. (71%) did not receive any course or guidance on how to use social media for educational purposes and 83.2% believe that a co...
Social Media has grown exponentially and in the last few years there has been an increasing use amongst medical doctors and students. There is intense debate about the complexities of ensuring medical professionalism in the digital age and especially on using open and massive online services. The objectives of this paper are: first, to gather the main recommendations on using Social Media platforms and websites by medical doctors and students, which are proposed by several international organizations, institutions and universities of reference and second, to propose a set of practical recommendations, based on the comparison of the statements and items of the guidelines, in order to find agreements and differences among them and select the most common and practical items stated. A Decalogue of good practices has been drawn up, pointing out the most important aspects that should be considered, highlighting the relevance of maintaining professional behavior in these environments, taking into account the advantages and drawbacks when using them.