Barriers to Utilizing Social Media Platforms in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs

Khadpe, Jay; Singh, Manpreet; Brumfield, Emily; Guirgis, Faheem W.; Kalynych, Colleen; Smotherman, Carmen; Lott, Michelle; Husain, Abbas

doi:10.7759/cureus.5856

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“…About 40% of PDs reported reviewing applicant SoMe content. This is in line with the higher range of earlier reports from other specialties, [6][7][8][9][10] but suggests SoMe review has not become routine practice in family medicine resident recruitment. The finding that an almost equal number of PDs were unaware of any applicant SoMe review suggests low priority and lack of interest by many PDs.…”

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“…12 With the lack of a clear definition of unprofessional behaviors, challenges have also been raised about subjective judgments of inappropriate professional content in SoMe, and the potentially devastating impact to an applicant of innocuous content being labelled as offensive or inappropriate. 5,8 Applicant SoMe review is an informal review and consequently may be biased as it does not follow clear guidelines of what is considered unprofessional. Programs may avoid or be more cautious about assessing applicant SoMe following the adverse publicity and forced retraction of a study describing the SoMe of vascular surgery trainees.…”

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To Post or Not to Post: Does Applicants’ Social Media Affect Family Medicine Resident Recruitment?

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Walling

Dooley

et al. 2021

Fam Med

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Background and Objectives: Current literature on review of applicant social media (SoMe) content for resident recruitment is scarce. With the recent increase in the use of privacy settings, and the cost of the recruitment process, the aim of this study was to describe the practice and outcomes of review of applicant SoMe in resident recruitment and its association with program director or program characteristics. Methods: This study was part of the 2020 Council of Academic Family Medicine’s Educational Research Alliance (CERA) annual survey of family medicine residency program directors (PDs) in the United States. Results: The overall response rate for the survey was 39.8% (249/626). About 40% of PDs reported reviewing applicant SoMe content. The majority (88.9%) of programs did not inform applicants of their SoMe review practices. The most common findings of SoMe review were that the content raised no concerns (38/94; 40.4%) or was consistent with the application material (34/94; 36.2%). Forty PDs (17.0%) have ever moved an applicant up or down the rank list based on SoMe review. Review of applicant SoMe was not statistically associated with program size, program type, PD age, PD SoMe use, or program SoMe use. Conclusions: SoMe review has not become routine practice in family medicine resident recruitment. The outcome of SoMe review was mostly consistent with the applicant profile without any concerns and only very few changed the ranking order. This calls for more studies to explore the value of SoMe review for resident selection regarding its effect on future performance.

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To Post or Not to Post: Does Applicants’ Social Media Affect Family Medicine Resident Recruitment?

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Dooley

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Fam Med

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“…an expert consensus study 69 ; and one survey study 70 about the inclusion of FOAM in reappointment, promotion, and tenure. Three descriptive studies discussed including residents and medical students in FOAM efforts.…”

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“…[71][72][73] A lack of protected time, funding, and institutional support have been reported as barriers by faculty involved in FOAM. 70 With regard to funding, an investigation of FOAM authors demonstrated that 15% had financial conflicts of interest, lower than those disclosed in general clinical practice guidelines. 74,75 At the resident and student level, curricular efforts by residency programs and medical schools have been successful in including trainees in the development and appraisal of FOAM resources.…”

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Going viral: A scoping review of the current state and impact of online research dissemination in emergency medicine

Gray

Schnadower

LaFollette

et al. 2022

AEM Education and Training

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Background: The use of free open-access medical education (FOAM) and other online knowledge dissemination methods has increased over the past decade. However, the role and impact of these tools in the knowledge translation continuum are poorly understood, potentially limiting the ability of knowledge generators to fully harness and exploit their potential. Here, we aim to comprehensively map and synthesize the literature describing the use of online tools for the dissemination of emergency medicine research. Methods: Using scoping review methodology, we searched the traditional literature via PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, ERIC, SCOPUS, and the gray literature for publications exploring online methods to disseminate new research findings. We synthesized the results and constructed a conceptual model of current research dissemination methods. Results:We included 79 out of 655 unique abstracts and articles identified in our search, 62 of which were from the traditional literature. We describe six primary domains: integration with traditional literature, measurement of dissemination, online organizations and communities of practice, professional development, quality assurance tools and techniques, and advantages and disadvantages of FOAM. For each domain we present an exemplar article and prevailing gaps in knowledge. Finally, we propose a current conceptual framework for dissemination of new research findings that describes both traditional and novel methods of dissemination. Conclusions:This comprehensive review of the literature and current dissemination framework will empower researchers, research networks, and granting organizations to maximize their use of FOAM and other online methods to disseminate new knowledge as well as provide clinicians a better understanding of the tools and methods by which to access and implement new research findings.

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“…The needs of end users have largely molded FOAM into what it has become, as their followership is what gives the resources their influence. By listening, commenting, and integrating FOAM into daily learning and practice ( 72 ), end users transform the learning environment ( 73 ). With the engagement of this wave, FOAM has expanded into a powerful platform for real-time clinical decision support, community building, message amplification, research and knowledge dissemination to healthcare professionals and patients, and learning, with many learners considering this the most influential part of their “curriculum” ( 19 , 71 ).…”

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A Short History of Free Open Access Medical Education. The Past, Present, and Future

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Free Open Access Medical education (FOAM) has taken the emergency medicine and critical care worlds by storm in the past decade. This article represents one perspective on the stages of transition for FOAM from its humble beginnings as a grassroots movement to the more recent multiauthor blogs that are described in the peer-reviewed literature. In this article, the authors describe the following four distinct waves of people within the movement, with each wave creating a new stage in the evolution of the FOAM community: Creation by the Founders, Adoption by the Enthusiasts, Structure and Formalization by the Structuralists, and Engagement and Activity by the End Users. The authors contextualize some of the phenomena that have been observed within this field and highlight challenges for the field moving forward.

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Barriers to Utilizing Social Media Platforms in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs

Cited by 5 publications

References 27 publications

To Post or Not to Post: Does Applicants’ Social Media Affect Family Medicine Resident Recruitment?

To Post or Not to Post: Does Applicants’ Social Media Affect Family Medicine Resident Recruitment?

Going viral: A scoping review of the current state and impact of online research dissemination in emergency medicine

A Short History of Free Open Access Medical Education. The Past, Present, and Future

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