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This review aims to evaluate how social media influences graduate medical education in areas such as education, recruitment, and professionalism.

February 22, 2017Academic MedicineOpen Access

The Use of Social Media in Graduate Medical Education: A Systematic Review

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Systematic review evaluates the impact of social media on education, recruitment, and professionalism in graduate medical education.

This review aims to evaluate how social media influences graduate medical education in areas such as education, recruitment, and professionalism.
Conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature published up to November 2015.
Identified and analyzed articles from databases like Medline, Embase, and PubMed.
Assessed study quality using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument and Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies.
Twenty-nine studies were included, with 44.8% focusing on residency education, revealing effective engagement strategies using platforms like Twitter and podcasts.
20.7% of studies analyzed social media's role in recruitment, indicating a shift in how GME programs attract applicants.
34.5% of studies addressed professionalism, highlighting issues around patient privacy and how program directors monitor residents' social media behavior.

Sterling et al. (2017) studied this question.

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