SynthesisAcademic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges2017
The Use of Social Media in Graduate Medical Education: A Systematic Review.
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114 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Social Media in Health Studies: A Systematic Review of Comparative Learning Methods.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Instagram Video Engagement in Medical Education: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR medical education · 2026Article
- The relationship between professional commitment and anxiety with human error in the operating room nurses: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Social Media Utilisation in Australian Medical Education: A Qualitative Exploration of Student Perspectives.The clinical teacher · 2025Article
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- An exploration into the construction and application of a pediatric surgery digital question bank based on the WeChat official accounts platform.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Social Media in Oral Health Education: A Scoping Review.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2025Article
- Is medical training solely to blame? Generational influences on the mental health of our medical trainees.Medical education online · 2024Article
- Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Virtual MedTwitter Curriculum for Medical Students.Medical science educator · 2024Article
- Social Media Usage for Medical Education and Smartphone Addiction Among Medical Students: National Web-Based Survey.JMIR medical education · 2024Article
- The Use of Social Media in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery Education: A Cross-Sectional Survey of German-Speaking Residents and Medical Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Using Social Media to Teach About and Engage Residents in Evidence-Based Medicine.Family medicine · 2024Article
- Financial and Business Literacy Among Urology Residents: Is this a Problem and How Can We Better Prepare Residents for their Careers?Current urology reports · 2024Review
- From Likes to Saving Lives: Embracing Social Media's Power to Connect, Learn, and Innovate in Medical Education Delivery.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Review
- Orthodontic practice marketing: The orthodontist and laypeople's perspective.Journal of orthodontic science · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeDespite the growing presence of social media in graduate medical education (GME), few studies have attempted to characterize their effect on residents and their training. 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.
methodThe authors identified English-language peer-reviewed articles published through November 2015 using Medline, Embase, Cochrane, PubMed, Scopus, and ERIC. They extracted and synthesized data from articles that met inclusion criteria. They assessed study quality for quantitative and qualitative studies through, respectively, the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument and the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies.
resultsTwenty-nine studies met inclusion criteria. Thirteen (44.8%) pertained to residency education. Twitter, podcasts, and blogs were frequently used to engage learners and enhance education. YouTube and wikis were more commonly used to teach technical skills and promote self-efficacy. Six studies (20.7%) pertained to the recruitment process; these suggest that GME programs are transitioning information to social media to attract applicants. Ten studies (34.5%) pertained to resident professionalism. Most were exploratory, highlighting patient and resident privacy, particularly with respect to Facebook. Four of these studies surveyed residents about their social network behavior with respect to their patients, while the rest explored how program directors use it to monitor residents' unprofessional online behavior.
conclusionsThe effect of social media platforms on residency education, recruitment, and professionalism is mixed, and the quality of existing studies is modest at best.
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