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Comment
. 2021 Jun 9;23(6):e27664.
doi: 10.2196/27664.

The Numerous Benefits of Social Media for Medicine. Comment on "Documenting Social Media Engagement as Scholarship: A New Model for Assessing Academic Accomplishment for the Health Professions"

John Alan Gambril  1   2 , Carter J Boyd  3 , Jamal Egbaria  4
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The Numerous Benefits of Social Media for Medicine. Comment on "Documenting Social Media Engagement as Scholarship: A New Model for Assessing Academic Accomplishment for the Health Professions"

John Alan Gambril et al. J Med Internet Res. .
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Keywords: academic medicine; accomplishment; contribution; crowd source; dissemination; education; health professions; innovation; internet; medical education; medicine; promotion; research; scholarship; social media; tenure.

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  • Documenting Social Media Engagement as Scholarship: A New Model for Assessing Academic Accomplishment for the Health Professions.
    Acquaviva KD, Mugele J, Abadilla N, Adamson T, Bernstein SL, Bhayani RK, Büchi AE, Burbage D, Carroll CL, Davis SP, Dhawan N, Eaton A, English K, Grier JT, Gurney MK, Hahn ES, Haq H, Huang B, Jain S, Jun J, Kerr WT, Keyes T, Kirby AR, Leary M, Marr M, Major A, Meisel JV, Petersen EA, Raguan B, Rhodes A, Rupert DD, Sam-Agudu NA, Saul N, Shah JR, Sheldon LK, Sinclair CT, Spencer K, Strand NH, Streed CG Jr, Trudell AM. Acquaviva KD, et al. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Dec 2;22(12):e25070. doi: 10.2196/25070. J Med Internet Res. 2020. PMID: 33263554 Free PMC article.

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