Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda, California, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2022 May 15;74(Suppl_3):S222-S228. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac047.
Social media platforms are widely used to connect people across multiple settings, including country of origin, profession, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, seniority, and training. Groups that have been marginalized or historically excluded from decision-making encounters may lack formal mentors/sponsors because of a lack of representation of women and Black, Indigenous, People Of Color (BIPOC) in senior leadership positions. This can serve as a barrier to professional advancement at all stages of career development. Identifying and connecting with these potential mentors/sponsors outside of one's institutional space can be challenging. For this reason, leveraging social media to develop these professional relationships through flattened hierarchies can allow for professional networking beyond traditional mechanisms. Here we aim to describe how individuals can connect through social media to advance their careers and scientific and clinical expertise, advocate for communities, and provide high-quality communication to the public.
社交媒体平台被广泛用于将人们联系起来，跨越多个领域，包括原籍国、职业、种族/族裔、性取向、性别认同、资历和培训。那些在决策中被边缘化或历来被排除在外的群体，可能由于女性和女性在高级领导层中的代表性不足以及黑人、原住民和有色人种（BIPOC）的代表性不足，缺乏正式的导师/赞助人。这可能成为职业发展各个阶段职业发展的障碍。在机构空间之外识别和联系这些潜在的导师/赞助人可能具有挑战性。出于这个原因，利用社交媒体通过扁平化的层级结构来发展这些专业关系，可以在传统机制之外进行专业网络交流。在这里，我们旨在描述个人如何通过社交媒体建立联系，以推进自己的职业生涯和科学及临床专业知识，为社区发声，并向公众提供高质量的信息沟通。
