scholarly journals MP35: The CanadiEM Junior Editor Program: Integrating medical students and junior residents into a dedicated FOAMed training program

CJEM ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (S1) ◽  
pp. S77
Author(s):  
M. Bravo ◽  
R. Carey ◽  
D. Nguyen-Dinh ◽  
T.M. Chan ◽  
B. Thoma
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Online Training ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Senior Editor ◽  
Junior Residents ◽  
Online Group ◽  
Blog Posts

Introduction/Innovation Concept: Free Open Access Medical education (FOAM) is a rapidly emerging medium for the dissemination of medical knowledge, especially in Emergency Medicine. However, the most contributors to FOAM are EM attendings who write on established platforms which they also maintain. EM learners have difficulty breaking into this quickly evolving field. In an effort to encourage FOAM involvement of trainees early in their careers, CanadiEM recruited 10 junior residents and medical students with the purpose of developing the skills necessary to contribute to FOAM. These Junior Editors actively participate in the blog workflow, developing writing, editorial, and management skills necessary to operate a high-traffic EM website. Methods: Potential candidates were recruited by placing an advertisement and application on the CanadiEM website. 10 medical students or junior residents were invited to online group video interviews and were all accepted as Junior Editors (JE). Senior CanadiEM staff held online training sessions for all new JEs on how to use Wordpress to create, edit and publish posts, as well as basics in Search Engine Optimization. The junior editors collaboratively developed an instructional document containing the information they learned during these sessions. JEs then volunteered for editorial jobs via an online messaging system (Slack) as they became available. After uploading the draft of each post, the final products are reviewed by senior Editor and feedback was given to each JE. Curriculum, Tool, or Material: All JEs have learned to use the Wordpress blogging platform to create, edit, and upload posts; optimize blog posts for search engines. Following their own interests, some JEs have also learned to edit podcasts, promote the blog on social media resources (Twitter and Facebook), create infographics, and copy-edit blog posts. Conclusion: After 8 months, the JE program has yielded 6 very active editors who maintain a strong blog workflow, have well-developed social media skills, and are actively involved in developing their own content for future posts. The JE program is a strong pathway to introduce medical trainees to both the technical and creative aspects of FOAM and serves as a novel approach to transition students from passive utilization of online content to active contributors.

scholarly journals LO29: ILearnEM.com: a curation of quality FOAM resources to learn the fundamentals of emergency medicine

CJEM ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (S1) ◽  
pp. S37
Author(s):  
A. Mungham ◽  
O. Anjum ◽  
A. Lo ◽  
H. Rosenberg
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medicine ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Indirect Measure ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
New Material ◽  
Online Educational Resources ◽  
The University

Introduction/Innovation Concept: Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) is an emerging movement enabling crowdsourced sharing of vast amounts of medical knowledge on the web, especially in the dynamic field of emergency medicine (EM). However, the wide range of FOAM producers and the lack of organization in published FOAM content results in a challenge for learners to find quality resources that meet their educational needs. ILearnEM addresses this by curating content from popular FOAM sites to provide both new and seasoned learners with an organized, topic-structured EM curriculum. Methods: The resources on ILearnEM.com are drawn from the top 50 scoring websites on the Social Media Index (SMI), an indirect measure of quality and impact for online educational resources. The quality of each individual resource is reviewed by our curators using published Quality Checklists developed specifically for FOAM. Links to the original resources are systematically organized into core EM topics and separated into “Approach to” and “Beyond the Basics” categories. Curriculum, Tool, or Material: Since its launch in February 2016, ILearnEM.com has been distributed to the University of Ottawa medical students and residents, the Canadian CCFP-EM program directors, and through social media. Content on the website is updated every two weeks by our curators through an analysis of recent online publications from each of the top 50 SMI sites. The new resources are selected based on the level of quality and the relevance to the fundamentals of EM. Content updates are announced on social media (Twitter) to further engage learners by identifying the availability of new material. Conclusion: Based on a 10-month traffic analysis, 4234 unique visitors visited ILearnEM.com with an average of 1.9 visits/person and 10.4 pages/visit. Of those responding to an online survey (n=138, response rate=3.3%) visitors were 42.8% (n=59) residents, 29.0% medical students (n=40), 19.6% practicing physicians (n=27), and 8.7% other healthcare professionals (n=12). As one of few sites with an objective for a learner-oriented approach to curating content, ILearnEM will continue to be updated regularly based on user feedback to benefit the fast growing consumer base of medical student and resident learners.

scholarly journals Use of Youtube as Educational Tool among Medical Students of College of Medicine at Qassim University

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bader Khalid Alghaith ◽  
Abdullah Saleh Alnughaymishi ◽  
Dr. Muslet AlHarbi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Medical College

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate how many medical students depends on YouTube medical videos as resources of their medical knowledge. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with a convenience sample and validated questionnaires were distributed to medical students anonymously from the students on the medical college of Qassim University in Saudi Arabia. The study includes all male medical students and excludes the females medical students and staff members. The total number of medical students is 191 students. Results: Up to 95.3% (n= 182) of the total sample use YouTube in their education. The majority of them believe that the medical videos more understandable compared to the written lectures. Also, many students usually sharing medical videos with their colleagues. In addition, around 70% of students think that YouTube medical videos help in relating basic and clinical sciences together. Conclusion: Today social media have very important role in learning and YouTube one of the most important and effective websites in learning especially in medical field. But still the students need a specific website for medical videos under the organization of specialized tutors. In addition, medical colleges need to encourage social media usage in education.

Using SurveyMonkey® to teach safe social media strategies to medical students in their clinical years

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina A. Bramstedt ◽  
Ben Ierna ◽  
Victoria Woodcroft-Brown
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Media Ethics ◽  
Ethical Awareness ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Rotations ◽  
Medical Apps ◽  
Practice Of Medicine ◽  
Medical Photography

Social media is a valuable tool in the practice of medicine, but it can also be an area of ‘treacherous waters’ for medical students. Those in their upper years of study are off-site and scattered broadly, undertaking clinical rotations; thus, in-house (university lecture) sessions are impractical. Nonetheless, during these clinical years students are generally high users of social media technology, putting them at risk of harm if they lack appropriate ethical awareness. We created a compulsory session in social media ethics (Doctoring and Social Media) offered in two online modes (narrated PowerPoint file or YouTube video) to fourth- and fifth-year undergraduate medical students. The novelty of our work was the use of SurveyMonkey® to deliver the file links, as well as to take attendance and deliver a post-session performance assessment. All 167 students completed the course and provided feedback. Overall, 73% Agreed or Strongly Agreed the course session would aid their professionalism skills and behaviours, and 95% supported delivery of the curriculum online. The most frequent areas of learning occurred in the following topics: email correspondence with patients, medical photography, and awareness of medical apps. SurveyMonkey® is a valuable and efficient tool for curriculum delivery, attendance taking, and assessment activities.

Internet Addiction Status and Related Factors among Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Western Iran

2021 ◽  
pp. 0272684X2110254
Author(s):  
Habibolah Khazaie ◽  
Javad Yoosefi Lebni ◽  
Jaffar Abbas ◽  
Behzad Mahaki ◽  
Fakhreddin Chaboksavar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Standard Deviation Score ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internet And Social Media

Background In recent years, Internet and social media technology use have emerged as an integral tool of human society, and the evolution of technological integration, cyberspace, and web-technology has become a common practice in educational institutions. Internet usage among students has played an indispensable role in learning behavior; however, the excessive usage of the internet and social media leads to internet addiction. This original study has performed a focalized scrutiny on revealing relationships between internet addiction and associated factors among the students of medicine, dentistry, and pharmaceutical departments. Methods This descriptive and analytical study recruited medical students from the Self-governing Education Incubator of Kermanshah. This survey distributed questionnaires among the respondents’ three departments, and this statistical data reported on 420 valid responses of the respondents. They represent first and second-semester medical students of the academic year 2017–2018. The study selected medical students by applying Cochran's Sample Size Formula through Stratified Random Sampling and cross-sectional research design. The survey has utilized a demographic questionnaire of Young's Internet Addiction Test (IAT) for the data collection. The study analyzed received data by using SPSS version 23 and performed the descriptive statistics, and analytical statistics (t-test and ANOVA). Results The results of the present study established that the majority of subjects were female students (53.3%), and the average age was 23.84 ± 2.14, including the students of all departments. Besides, findings specified that the overall mean and standard deviation scores were 3.34 and ±0.88. Internet addiction revealed mean and the standard deviation score measured for all students 3.29 ± 0.73, 3.17 ± 0.92, and 3.57 ± 0.64 correspondingly. The survey results illustrated that medical students’ internet addiction substantially correlated with demographic variables, such as age, marital status, the field of study, academic term, significant time of consuming the internet, the key reason of utilizing the internet, and daily usage of the internet ( p < .05). Conclusion The results of the study specified that 25% of medical students showed internet addiction. The students are increasingly using the internet, and it has penetrated among students. The design and implementation of adequate educational programs and the application of internet-based efficiency interventions are essential for both knowledge acquisition and medical students’ healthy behavior.

scholarly journals The Lifestyle of Saudi Medical Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 7869
Author(s):  
Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman ◽  
Ahmad M. Khalaf ◽  
Fahad B. Bin Abbas ◽  
Omran T. Alanezi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Drinking Patterns ◽  
Cross Sectional

This study was conducted to investigate medical students’ lifestyle habits, including sleep quality, eating and drinking patterns, physical activity, and social status. Method: This research project is part two of a multi-institutional cross-sectional observational study conducted among medical students from six medical colleges in Saudi Arabia between September and December 2019. Results: 675 medical students were enrolled electively into the lifestyle study. About half of this number were male students and the majority were aged 18–24 years. Most students (87.6%) slept between 4–8 h a day and over 44% were dissatisfied with their sleep. Only 28.1% had three meals a day; about 40% of them usually or always skipped breakfast. A total of 44% usually or always ate fast food and 44.7% drank 2 L of water per day. Moreover, male students were significantly consuming more fast food than females, p < 0.001. The majority (63.3%) revealed they usually or always drink black coffee daily. Females were significantly more inclined to regular coffee consumption than males, p < 0.001. Only 4.3% exercised for 30 min or more daily. The majority (65%) of the students were introverted; they had few close friends. Yet, 81% were somewhat satisfied or satisfied with their social life. Male students were significantly more satisfied with their social life than females, p = 0.001. Only 4.6% smoked cigarettes daily whereas 7.1% smoked e-cigarettes daily. In contrast, only 0.3% used shisha (hookah) daily. Male medical students were substantially more inclined to e-cigarette use than females (p < 0.001). The top five leisure activities of a medical student were surfing social media (75.9%), watching movies (61.3%), hanging out with friends (58.1%), spending time with their family (55.4%), and browsing the Internet (53.6%). Female medical students were significantly more inclined to surf social media than male medical students, p = 0.022; also, watching movies was preferred for females compared to males, p = 0.006. Conclusion: This study revealed that the majority of these medical students in Saudi Arabia exhibited healthy lifestyles to some extent, and these health-promoting behaviors differed based on sex, especially concerning physical activity and eating patterns. The findings of this study provide relevant information for future actions that will be geared towards effectively decreasing the occurrence of chronic illnesses and improving future doctors’ well-being.

scholarly journals Perception of social media behaviour among medical students, residents and medical specialists

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastiaan A. Pronk ◽  
Simone L. Gorter ◽  
Scheltus J. van Luijk ◽  
Pieter C. Barnhoorn ◽  
Beer Binkhorst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Medical Specialists

Abstract Introduction Behaviour is visible in real-life events, but also on social media. While some national medical organizations have published social media guidelines, the number of studies on professional social media use in medical education is limited. This study aims to explore social media use among medical students, residents and medical specialists. Methods An anonymous, online survey was sent to 3844 medical students at two Dutch medical schools, 828 residents and 426 medical specialists. Quantitative, descriptive data analysis regarding demographic data, yes/no questions and Likert scale questions were performed using SPSS. Qualitative data analysis was performed iteratively, independently by two researchers applying the principles of constant comparison, open and axial coding until consensus was reached. Results Overall response rate was 24.8%. Facebook was most popular among medical students and residents; LinkedIn was most popular among medical specialists. Personal pictures and/or information about themselves on social media that were perceived as unprofessional were reported by 31.3% of students, 19.7% of residents and 4.1% of medical specialists. Information and pictures related to alcohol abuse, partying, clinical work or of a sexually suggestive character were considered inappropriate. Addressing colleagues about their unprofessional posts was perceived to be mainly dependent on the nature and hierarchy of the interprofessional relation. Discussion There is a widespread perception that the presence of unprofessional information on social media among the participants and their colleagues is a common occurrence. Medical educators should create awareness of the risks of unprofessional (online) behaviour among healthcare professionals, as well as the necessity and ways of addressing colleagues in case of such lapses.

Medical Aspects of Mental Retardation

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 1031-1031
Author(s):  
GERALD D. LAVECK
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Endocrine Disorders ◽  
Metabolic Defects

It is the purpose of this publication to present systematically in a single volume pertinent medical knowledge and recent biomedical advances in mental retardation. Although planned to aid the busy physician in diagnosing this disability and counseling parents, the book is also intended for medical students and scientists interested in this problem. Topics covered include genetics, metabolic defects, malformations, infections, injury, endocrine disorders, new growths, and other medical aspects of this handicapping condition. Over thirty authors, many of whom are recognized authorities in the field, have contributed to this volume.

scholarly journals Use of social media in education among medical students in Saudi Arabia

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anas Khaleel Alsuraihi ◽  
Ahmed Saeed Almaqati ◽  
Sultan Adnan Abughanim ◽  
Nisreen Abdulrahman Jastaniah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Media In Education ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Social Media In Education
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