Albert Ashley, Kahn Jenna M, Knoll Miriam A, Lirette Seth, Yechieli Raphael, Gerber Naamit K, Jagsi Reshma, Katz Matthew S
Arizona Center for Cancer Care, Peoria, Arizona.
Department of Radiation Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
Adv Radiat Oncol. 2020 Dec 23;6(2):100642. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2020.100642. eCollection 2021 Mar-Apr.
Resident physicians use social media (SM) for many reasons. We sought to characterize current SM use by radiation oncology (RO) trainees for education and professional development.
An anonymous 40-question survey was sent by e-mail to RO residents in the 2018 to 2019 academic year. SM platform use, time spent on SM, professional use, and opinions regarding SM use were assessed. Descriptive statistics and a univariate logistic regression analysis were performed to identify factors associated with perceptions of SM and spending >25% of SM time for academic or professional purposes.
Of the 615 residents surveyed, 149 responded (24% response rate). Facebook (73%), theMednet (62%), Instagram (59%), Twitter (57%), and Doximity (50%) were the top SM platforms used. Most respondents (53%) reported <25% of overall SM time on professional/academic purposes, and 21% reported using SM >60 minutes per day over the past week. Residents with an RO mentor on SM (n = 35; 24%; odds ratio [OR]: 2.79; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.29-6.08; = .010), those participating in RO discussions on SM (n = 71; 48%; OR: 2.85; 95% CI, 1.42-5.72; = .003), and those interacting with professional societies (n = 69; 46%; OR: 7.11; 95% CI, 3.32-15.24; < .001) were more likely to spend >25% of their SM time on professional/academic purposes. The vast majority of respondents agreed that SM exposed them to novel educational content (82%) and was helpful for career development (65%). In addition, 69% agreed that SM can improve clinical skills and knowledge. A substantial minority agreed that SM distracts them from studying (38%) or they felt pressure to have a SM presence (29%).
Most RO residents reported that SM provides novel educational content and can help with career development. Potential disadvantages of SM for trainees may include distraction and pressure to maintain a SM presence. SM use by RO trainees merits further research to optimize its potential for education and professional development.
住院医师使用社交媒体（SM）有多种原因。我们试图描述放射肿瘤学（RO）学员当前使用SM进行教育和职业发展的情况。
在2018至2019学年，通过电子邮件向RO住院医师发送了一份包含40个问题的匿名调查问卷。评估了SM平台的使用情况、在SM上花费的时间、专业用途以及对SM使用的看法。进行了描述性统计和单因素逻辑回归分析，以确定与对SM的认知以及将>25%的SM时间用于学术或专业目的相关的因素。
在615名接受调查的住院医师中，149人回复（回复率为24%）。使用最多的SM平台是Facebook（73%）、theMednet（62%）、Instagram（59%）、Twitter（57%）和Doximity（50%）。大多数受访者（53%）报告称，用于专业/学术目的的SM时间占总时间的比例<25%，21%的受访者报告在过去一周每天使用SM的时间超过60分钟。在SM上有RO导师的住院医师（n = 35；24%；比值比[OR]：2.79；95%置信区间[CI]，1.29 - 6.08；P = 0.010）、参与SM上RO讨论的住院医师（n = 71；48%；OR：2.85；95% CI，1.42 - 5.72；P = 0.003）以及与专业协会互动的住院医师（n = 69；46%；OR：7.11；95% CI，3.32 - 15.24；P < 0.001）更有可能将>25%的SM时间用于专业/学术目的。绝大多数受访者同意SM使他们接触到新颖的教育内容（82%），并且对职业发展有帮助（65%）。此外，69%的人同意SM可以提高临床技能和知识。相当一部分人同意SM会使他们分心而无法学习（38%），或者他们感到有在SM上露面的压力（29%）。
大多数RO住院医师报告称SM提供了新颖的教育内容，并且有助于职业发展。SM对学员的潜在不利之处可能包括分心和保持在SM上露面的压力。RO学员使用SM的情况值得进一步研究，以优化其在教育和职业发展方面的潜力。
