Utilization of Instagram by dermatology residency programs in the era of COVID-19

Schwartzman, Gabrielle; Qureshi, Anas Sarwar; Friedman, Adam

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2021.03.078

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“…No contexto da pandemia de COVID-19 e da necessidade de distanciamento social, essas mídias sociais passaram a ser mais requisitadas a fim de substituir provisoriamente a formação tradicional presencial e prática da residência 18 .…”

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elo entre a educação médica e as mídias sociais como ferramenta de ensino: uma revisão narrativa

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Heleno²,

Ferreira³

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Introdução: Em 2020, na pandemia da COVID-19, as mídias sociais se tornaram ainda mais importantes para o ensino. Diante disso, o presente estudo propõe analisar sua utilização como ferramenta educacional médica, no contexto da pandemia e analisar as adaptações necessárias para a instalação desse modelo, dado que a análise crítica do uso dessas ferramentas trará informações essenciais sobre como prosseguir. Métodos: trata-se de uma revisão narrativa, como foco na pergunta: “Qual o papel das mídias sociais como ferramenta para a educação médica durante a pandemia de COVID-19?”. A investigação selecionou estudos publicados a partir de 2020 nas bases PubMed, Lilacs, e Scielo, utilizando os descritores combinados. O conteúdo do título, resposta à pergunta de pesquisa, idioma de origem português ou inglês e conteúdo do resumo foram critérios de inclusão. Resultados: a coleta de dados reuniu 42 artigos, sendo 17 incluídos no estudo. Destes, 11 voltaram-se a estudantes de medicina e 5 a programas de residência médica. Em análise identificou-se a acentuação da tendência crescente de utilização dessas mídias com finalidades educacionais em medicina e a dicotomia entre pontos positivos e negativos. Discussão: as mídias sociais se tornaram indispensáveis para graduação médica na pandemia, proporcionando maior conhecimento, troca de informações e networking entre seus integrantes em diversas plataformas. No entanto, ainda apresentam limitações como a propagação de dados incorretos, problemas de acesso à internet, falta de interação social e situações antiéticas. Apesar disso, constatou-se que ao utilizá-las em disciplinas majoritariamente práticas e presenciais, como anatomia e cirurgia, essas ferramentas possibilitaram o senso clínico e protagonismo do acadêmico. Conclusão: Nesse recorte, as mídias sociais tiveram destaque como redes de comunicação válidas, robustas e acessíveis, facilitando o ensino, a aprendizagem e a pesquisa. Apesar disso, melhorias são necessárias para aumentar sua utilidade na educação médica.

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elo entre a educação médica e as mídias sociais como ferramenta de ensino: uma revisão narrativa

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Heleno²,

Ferreira³

et al. 2021

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“…Perhaps due to Instagram’s effectiveness at rapidly disseminating information to a large network of users, studies have found that dermatology patients and trainees are increasingly turning to Instagram as an educational platform [ 36 ]. For example, there has been a substantial increase in the presence of US dermatology residency programs on Instagram, from only 9 programs in 2019 having active Instagram accounts [ 9 ] to 74 programs in early 2021 [ 10 , 37 ]. Of the followers for these accounts, the majority is the general population (66%) followed by medical students (10%), attendings (10%), dermatology programs (8.5%), and residents/fellows (5.8%) [ 10 ].…”

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Social Media in Dermatology and an Overview of Popular Social Media Platforms

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Purpose of Review Social media provides an accessible and increasingly popular avenue for sharing healthcare information, networking, and outreach in dermatology. We provide an overview of prominent social media platforms, also known as applications or apps, as well as a discussion of their influence and implications for the field. Recent Findings The various collaborative features of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, and other emerging platforms have proven appealing to organizations and users seeking dermatology-related content and medical advice. However, the potential for propagation of inaccurate or even dangerous information is high. Summary Despite the risks associated with social media usage, dermatology can benefit from opportunities to connect and engage with audiences through these platforms. Dermatologists should be encouraged to increase their presence on multiple social media apps to dispel and counteract misleading posts with evidence-based knowledge.

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“…In terms of the content, applicants are mostly interested in seeing information about the programs, residents' lives, and educational materials on the accounts (Steele, Galarza-Paez, Aguilo-Seara, & David, 2020). Recent research on the topic of utilization of Instagram by dermatology residency programs in the era of COVID-19 found that posts related to "resident spotlights" received the most engagement (Schwartzman, Qureshi, & Friedman, 2021). The content of these posts includes photos and information about residents, such as why they chose their respective programs, their interests, and their plans following graduation (Schwartzman, Qureshi, & Friedman, 2021).…”

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“…Recent research on the topic of utilization of Instagram by dermatology residency programs in the era of COVID-19 found that posts related to "resident spotlights" received the most engagement (Schwartzman, Qureshi, & Friedman, 2021). The content of these posts includes photos and information about residents, such as why they chose their respective programs, their interests, and their plans following graduation (Schwartzman, Qureshi, & Friedman, 2021). However, when it comes to applying and preparing for residency interviews, the applicants may prefer accessing information from the program websites and interpersonal resources including mentors, faculty members, and residents over social media accounts (Steele, Galarza-Paez, Aguilo-Seara, & David, 2020).…”

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Commentary and Opinions: The Utilization of Social Media by Medical Residency Programs During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Malekafzali¹,

Liu²

2022

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As a result of COVID-19 pandemic, medical training has been greatly impacted globally. In Canada, out-of-province visiting clinical electives were cancelled. In addition, the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) interviews were transitioned to being virtual since 2020. As residency programs are exploring new ways to overcome the challenges of elective cancellation, there has been a surge of residency program social media accounts on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Social media serves as a platform for residency programs to promote themselves in addition to posting interactive educational materials. Moreover, social media residency accounts provide a platform for medical students to learn about the programs and network virtually with fellow applicants, residents, program directors, and faculty members. Overall, social media is becoming a popular and valuable tool for residency programs to connect with the applicants during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Among the different social media platforms, Instagram seems to be more appealing to both residency programs and the graduating medical students. We report our observations regarding selected Canadian residency program Instagram accounts. To maximize the success of using social media, it is important for the residency programs to consider the attitudes of applicants towards the residency social media accounts. Future studies are needed to assess the effectiveness of the Canadian residency program social media accounts for the final year students applying for these programs.

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Utilization of Instagram by dermatology residency programs in the era of COVID-19

Cited by 17 publications

References 2 publications

elo entre a educação médica e as mídias sociais como ferramenta de ensino: uma revisão narrativa

elo entre a educação médica e as mídias sociais como ferramenta de ensino: uma revisão narrativa

Social Media in Dermatology and an Overview of Popular Social Media Platforms

Commentary and Opinions: The Utilization of Social Media by Medical Residency Programs During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

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