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. 2021 Apr;28(4):526-539.
doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.03.014. Epub 2020 May 30.

Social Media in Radiology: Overview and Usefulness of Online Professional #SoMe Profiles

Bradley Spieler  1 , David H Ballard  2 , Parisa Mazaheri  2 , Nicole Legro  3 , Tara Catanzano  4 , Courtney Dey  5 , Elizabeth Prejean  6 , Jake Fontentot  6 , Maria Daniela Martin  7 , Raman Danrad  6 , Helen Hye Ryong Kim  8 , Drew Caplin  9 , Lori Mankowski Gettle  7 , Omer Awan  10
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Social Media in Radiology: Overview and Usefulness of Online Professional #SoMe Profiles

Bradley Spieler et al. Acad Radiol. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

Social media is a ubiquitous part of society and used by many healthcare professionals, including radiologists. This article prepared by the 2019-2020 Radiology Research Alliance Social Media Task Force presents different uses and benefits of an online professional social media profile. Physician and healthcare-specific issues along with popular platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube are used to explore topics including education, branding, research, mentorship, promotion, and leadership.

Keywords: Social media; academic radiology; branding; education; leadership; mentorship; promotion; radiology; research.

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Examples of professional social media profiles on Twitter (A), Facebook (B), and Instagram (C) with some of the advantages or logistics of each platform.
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Examples of professional social media profiles on Twitter (A), Facebook (B), and Instagram (C) with some of the advantages or logistics of each platform.
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Figure 1.
Examples of professional social media profiles on Twitter (A), Facebook (B), and Instagram (C) with some of the advantages or logistics of each platform.
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Examples of how a profession social media account may be used to promote educational content, research, and ultimately contribute to one’s branding.
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Examples of an inappropriate (A) and appropriate (B) post on social media.
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Figure 3.
Examples of an inappropriate (A) and appropriate (B) post on social media.
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