Ethical Use of Social Media and Sharing of Patient Information by Medical Students at a University Hospital in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social media (SM) has become an integral part of many medical students' lives, blurring the lines between their personal and professional identities as many aspects of their medical careers appear online. Physicians must understand how to responsibly navigate these sites.

Objective

This study aimed to identify how medical students use SM and their awareness and adherence to ethical guidelines of e-professionalism.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study delivered as an online voluntary survey to senior medical students at King AbdulAziz University Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. We investigated how many students used SM, their privacy settings, their possible breaches of ethical standards, and their portrayal of their training institute online.

Results

SUBMITTER: Farsi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11957465 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature