Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Virtual MedTwitter Curriculum for Medical Students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Social media has numerous academic and professional benefits and is increasingly valued within healthcare. MedTwitter is an online community of medical professionals on the X platform (formerly Twitter). Despite MedTwitter's numerous benefits and far-reaching users, few medical schools teach students about this resource. We addressed this educational gap by implementing a MedTwitter curriculum designed for medical students.

Materials and methods

Utilizing the principles of Adult Learning Theory (ALT), we developed a 10-h, virtual, self-paced curriculum introducing medical students to MedTwitter and its applications within medicine and education. The curriculum included primary literature, expert commentary, select MedTwitter content, original slideshows, and han

SUBMITTER: Gambril JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11699141 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature