Developing a Web-Based Asynchronous Case Discussion Format on Social Media to Teach Clinical Reasoning: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Case-based learning conferences are valuable to trainees, but growing clinical demands hinder consistent attendance. Social media increasingly acts as a venue for trainees to supplement their education asynchronously. We designed and implemented a web-based asynchronous clinical case discussion series on the Twitter social media platform to fill this educational gap.

Objective

The aim of this mixed methods study is to examine the nature of interactions among web-based case discussion participants and assess local attitudes regarding the educational intervention.

Methods

Starting in February 2018, we posted clinical vignettes to a dedicated Twitter account with the prompt "What else do you want to know?" to stimulate discussion. The authors replied in real t

SUBMITTER: McQuade CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10448285 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature