Using social media to improve continuing medical education: a survey of course participants.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine continuing medical education (CME) course participants' use of social media (SM) and their attitudes about the value of SM for enhancing CME education and to examine associations between participants' characteristics and attitudes toward SM.

Participants and methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey and validation study of 539 participants at a Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine CME course in November 2011. The Social Media Use and Perception Instrument (SMUPI) consisted of 10 items (5-point Likert scales) and categorical response options. The main outcome measures were psychometric characteristics of the SMUPI scale, course participants' use of SM, and their attitudes regarding the importance of SM for enhancing CME.

Results

Of 539 CME course pa

SUBMITTER: Wang AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3541935 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature