It is estimated that around 75% of US adults now use some form of social media. While traditionally social media is perceived as a means of connecting with friends, the use of social media in academia has increased exponentially in recent years. The goal of this session is to discuss how to use social media in academics and medical education in internal medicine using real-world examples. We will discuss ways to promote internal medicine and fellowship training programs, academic meetings, research and publications online. Novel ways of disseminating and learning educational content will be discussed, including infographics, visual abstracts, virtual morning reports and tweetorials on Twitter. Through this session, we will demonstrate how social media can help amplify reach and increase engagement of training programs with the audience at large and provide asynchronous medical education for trainees.
Speakers
- Mithu Maheswaranathan, MD
Additional Information
Year Published: 2023 - APDIM Fall Meeting