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Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Social Media Presence During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Current Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowships Have a Limited Presence on Social Media.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Social Media and Wellness: Evolving Trends in Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Representation.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Article
- Very Few ACGME-accredited Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Programs Have Web-accessible Leave Policies Dedicated to Parental Leave for Residents, Despite ACGME Requirements.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2024Article
- Positive Correlation Between Social Media Utilization by Orthopaedic Journals and Impact Factor.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2023Article
- The Social Media Presence of Professional Sports Team Physicians Is High Among Major League Soccer, Major League Lacrosse, Major League Rugby, Winter Olympics, and Women's National Basketball Association, But Highest Among MLS Team Physicians.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- #OrthoTwitter: Relationship Between Author Twitter Utilization and Academic Impact in Orthopaedic Surgery.Cureus · 2023Article
- Correlations Between Department and Training Program Online Presence and Women in Orthopedic Surgery Training.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- Orthopaedic Program Reputation and Association With Social Media Utilization and Engagement.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2022Article
- Designing the "match of the future": challenges and proposed solutions in the interview and match phase of the UME-GME transition.Global surgical education : journal of the Association for Surgical Education · 2022Review
- Review
- Orthopaedic Residency Applicants' Perspective on Program-Based Social Media.JB & JS open accessReview
- Use of Social Media in Orthopaedic Surgery Training and Practice: A Systematic Review.JB & JS open accessReview
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Abstract
In light of away rotation and in-person interview cancellations for the 2020 to 2021 application cycle, social media has become a popular tool for orthopaedic surgery residency programs to highlight their strengths, curricula, and social life to prospective applicants. The authors sought to explore the proliferation and utilization of 3 popular social media platforms by both orthopaedic surgery departments and residencies.
methodsOrthopaedic surgery departmental and residency program social media accounts and their creation dates across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram were identified using a standardized search methodology. Residency Instagram accounts were further evaluated for the number of posts, followers, likes, and comments. Both departments and residency programs were cohorted by affiliation with a
resultsAcross a total of 192 residency programs included for analysis, Instagram was the most popular social media platform (61.5%), followed by Twitter (19.8%) and Facebook (10.4%). Conversely, orthopaedic departments more frequently used Facebook (33.9%) and Twitter (28.1%) over Instagram (17.2%). Of the 118 residency Instagram accounts, 102 (86.4%) were created after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Larger residency programs (≥6 spots/year) and those programs in the Doximity top 20 or affiliated with USNWR top 50 orthopaedic hospitals had a greater number of followers as well as likes and comments per post (p < 0.05 for all).
conclusionsGiven the recruitment challenges faced by residency programs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Instagram has rapidly become a prominent platform for attracting orthopaedic surgery applicants. These accounts have a large number of followers, particularly for residency programs with higher Doximity reputation rankings.
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