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To assess the frequency of online unprofessional content posted by US medical students, the disciplinary actions taken, and the existing institutional policies governing online posting.

September 22, 2009JAMA

Online Posting of Unprofessional Content by Medical Students

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KCKatherine C. ChretienTwitter (United States)

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Survey study reveals frequent unprofessional online postings in US medical schools, highlighting an urgent need for formal institutional policies.

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To assess the frequency of online unprofessional content posted by US medical students, the disciplinary actions taken, and the existing institutional policies governing online posting.
Anonymous electronic survey administered in March and April 2009 to student affairs deans across all institutions in the Association of American Medical Colleges (N=130).
Evaluated reported incidents of unprofessional online postings, types of infractions, disciplinary measures, and the presence or planned development of institutional social media policies.
Among responding institutions (60%, 78/130), 60% (47/78) reported incidents of unprofessional student postings, including profanity (52%; 22/42), discriminatory language (48%; 19/40), intoxication depiction (39%; 17/44), sexually suggestive material (38%; 16/42), and patient confidentiality violations (13%; 6/46).
Disciplinary responses among 45 reporting schools included informal warnings (67%; 30/45) and student dismissals (7%; 3/45).
Only 38% (28/73) of schools had online posting policies; schools reporting incidents were significantly more likely to have a policy (51% vs 18%; P = .006) and express higher levels of concern (P = .02).

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Katherine C. Chretien (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d26a44a17dcc713495c42 https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1387

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September 22, 2009JAMA

Online Posting of Unprofessional Content by Medical Students

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Authors

KCKatherine C. ChretienTwitter (United States)

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Implication

Survey study reveals frequent unprofessional online postings in US medical schools, highlighting an urgent need for formal institutional policies.

Key Points

To assess the frequency of online unprofessional content posted by US medical students, the disciplinary actions taken, and the existing institutional policies governing online posting.
Anonymous electronic survey administered in March and April 2009 to student affairs deans across all institutions in the Association of American Medical Colleges (N=130).
Evaluated reported incidents of unprofessional online postings, types of infractions, disciplinary measures, and the presence or planned development of institutional social media policies.
Among responding institutions (60%, 78/130), 60% (47/78) reported incidents of unprofessional student postings, including profanity (52%; 22/42), discriminatory language (48%; 19/40), intoxication depiction (39%; 17/44), sexually suggestive material (38%; 16/42), and patient confidentiality violations (13%; 6/46).
Disciplinary responses among 45 reporting schools included informal warnings (67%; 30/45) and student dismissals (7%; 3/45).
Only 38% (28/73) of schools had online posting policies; schools reporting incidents were significantly more likely to have a policy (51% vs 18%; P = .006) and express higher levels of concern (P = .02).

Cite This Study

Katherine C. Chretien (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d26a44a17dcc713495c42 https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1387

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