The Characterization of Social Media in Orthopaedic Surgery
Background:. There is a paucity of information regarding the use of social media by both orthopaedic residents and applicants. Therefore, this investigation aimed to (1) characterize the use of social media by current orthopaedic surgery residents and applicants to an orthopaedic surgery residency a...
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| author | Andrew M. Schneider, MD Jackson Tate, BA Michael P. Murphy, MD Kamran Hamid, MD, MPH Terry R. Light, MD, FAOA Adam P. Schiff, MD, FAOA |
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| description | Background:. There is a paucity of information regarding the use of social media by both orthopaedic residents and applicants. Therefore, this investigation aimed to (1) characterize the use of social media by current orthopaedic surgery residents and applicants to an orthopaedic surgery residency and (2) evaluate the influence of social media on applicants to an orthopaedic surgery residency.
Methods:. An anonymous, nationwide survey was conducted among current orthopaedic surgery residents and fourth-year medical students applying to the authors' orthopaedic surgery. Survey data included demographics, social media usage preferences, social media engagement, and the influence of social media on applicants' perception of and decision to apply to residency programs.
Results:. Three hundred twelve surveys were completed, which included 170 resident surveys and 142 applicant surveys. Two hundred thirty-seven of the respondents (76%) use social media daily. Two hundred fourteen respondents (72%) have listened to orthopaedic surgery podcasts. Regarding educational social media posts, 81% of the residents and 57% of the applicants preferred case presentations with corresponding imaging; for noneducational posts, 89% of the applicants preferred content involving resident life outside the hospital. When asked how much an orthopaedic residency program's social media presence influenced application decision (on a scale of 0-10, 0 being no influence and 10 being the most influence), the mean response was 3.47 among all respondents.
Conclusions:. Most survey respondents use social media daily, have listened to orthopaedic podcasts, find case presentations with corresponding imaging the most useful format for educational posts, and prefer to see residency programs post about resident life outside of the hospital. A residency program's social media presence did not significantly influence applicants' decision to apply to a specific program; however, there was a trend toward increasing influence with more recent applicants. Future research should further investigate social media's impact on the residency application process and the influence of social media on orthopaedic applicants and residents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd24f6dbbfe24fd2b7ad2d506ea9063a2022-12-22T03:32:56ZengWolters KluwerJBJS Open Access2472-72452022-06-017210.2106/JBJS.OA.21.00159JBJSOA2100159The Characterization of Social Media in Orthopaedic SurgeryAndrew M. Schneider, MD0Jackson Tate, BA1Michael P. Murphy, MD2Kamran Hamid, MD, MPH3Terry R. Light, MD, FAOA4Adam P. Schiff, MD, FAOA51 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois2 Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IllinoisBackground:. There is a paucity of information regarding the use of social media by both orthopaedic residents and applicants. Therefore, this investigation aimed to (1) characterize the use of social media by current orthopaedic surgery residents and applicants to an orthopaedic surgery residency and (2) evaluate the influence of social media on applicants to an orthopaedic surgery residency. Methods:. An anonymous, nationwide survey was conducted among current orthopaedic surgery residents and fourth-year medical students applying to the authors' orthopaedic surgery. Survey data included demographics, social media usage preferences, social media engagement, and the influence of social media on applicants' perception of and decision to apply to residency programs. Results:. Three hundred twelve surveys were completed, which included 170 resident surveys and 142 applicant surveys. Two hundred thirty-seven of the respondents (76%) use social media daily. Two hundred fourteen respondents (72%) have listened to orthopaedic surgery podcasts. Regarding educational social media posts, 81% of the residents and 57% of the applicants preferred case presentations with corresponding imaging; for noneducational posts, 89% of the applicants preferred content involving resident life outside the hospital. When asked how much an orthopaedic residency program's social media presence influenced application decision (on a scale of 0-10, 0 being no influence and 10 being the most influence), the mean response was 3.47 among all respondents. Conclusions:. Most survey respondents use social media daily, have listened to orthopaedic podcasts, find case presentations with corresponding imaging the most useful format for educational posts, and prefer to see residency programs post about resident life outside of the hospital. A residency program's social media presence did not significantly influence applicants' decision to apply to a specific program; however, there was a trend toward increasing influence with more recent applicants. Future research should further investigate social media's impact on the residency application process and the influence of social media on orthopaedic applicants and residents.http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.21.00159 |
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