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. 2021 Sep 22:10:19.
doi: 10.15694/mep.2021.000019.2. eCollection 2021.

#MedTwitter: An Open Source Medical Community

Ethan Fieger  1 , Kristen Fadel  1
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#MedTwitter: An Open Source Medical Community

Ethan Fieger et al. MedEdPublish (2016). .

Abstract

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. As social media platforms such as Twitter become increasingly utilized by physicians, students, and researchers for professional use, it is important to further the discussion about the role of these sites in medicine. Here, we focus on the hashtag #MedTwitter, which consists of an online community of researchers, practitioners, students, and professionals who have created an open source, decentralized forum for information share, medical education, and professional networking. #MedTwitter also provides a space for publications to be shared, promoted, and discussed, which has proven particularly useful in the setting of the Covid-19 pandemic. #MedTwitter comes with its challenges, potential for abuse, and the spread of misinformation. Thus, further research and discussion will be critical in exploring the future of #MedTwitter and social media in healthcare.

Keywords: #MedTwitter; Covid-19; Hashtag; Medical Education; Networking; Social Media; Twitter.

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