Acad Med. 2010 Oct;85(10 Suppl):S68-71. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181ed4778.
U.S. medical schools have reported unprofessional online content by medical students. To inform institutional policies and curricula, we conducted a qualitative study exploring medical student perspectives on online posting.
Six focus groups were conducted with students from a single institution in November 2009. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using qualitative methods.
Sixty-four students participated. Besides HIPAA violations and illegal activities, students disagreed as to what was inappropriate to post. They experienced online identity conflicts and described ambivalence toward Facebook. Students were concerned about online activity risks and lack of personal control. Their postings were guided by common sense and what they believed was expected from medical students. Students desired recommendations for appropriate content and suggested raising awareness through discussion.
Medical students viewed online postings through a lens of personal risk. They desired recommendations but were sensitive to feeling controlled by their school.
美国医学院校报告称,医学生在网上发布了不专业的内容。为了为制定院校政策和课程提供信息,我们进行了一项探索医学生对在线发布看法的定性研究。
2009 年 11 月,我们在一所院校开展了 6 组焦点小组。使用定性方法对访谈进行了记录、转录和分析。
共有 64 名学生参加了研究。除了 HIPAA 违规和非法活动外,学生们对哪些内容不适合发布也存在分歧。他们经历了在线身份冲突,并对 Facebook 感到矛盾。学生们担心在线活动的风险和缺乏个人控制。他们的发布受到常识和他们认为医学生应该遵守的规范的指导。学生们希望得到有关合适内容的建议,并建议通过讨论来提高认识。
医学生通过个人风险的视角来看待在线发布。他们希望得到建议,但又对被学校控制的感觉很敏感。