ArticleJournal of medical education and curricular development
The Relationship Between Unprofessional Social Media Posts and Personality Traits Made by Physician Assistant Students.
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Abstract
objectivesResearch has indicated that physician assistant (PA) students use social media in their medical education; however, research is scant on whether PA students use social media unprofessionally. This study aimed to determine if PA students badmouth others or post pictures or comments depicting substance use and whether a relationship exists between personality and unprofessional posts.
methodsPA Program Directors were emailed and asked to disseminate an anonymous survey to their students. The survey included descriptive questions, questions regarding badmouthing and substance use posts, and the Mini-International Personality Item Pool. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, Spearman's correlation coefficient, and Mann-Whitney U with
resultsRecruitment resulted in
conclusionMedical educational programs should address professionalism concerning social media with a program policy to encourage a professional and ethical digital profile.
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