Visible Facebook profiles and e-professionalism in undergraduate medical students in India.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to assess medical students' presence on Facebook and the extent of their visible activity, with particular reference to online professionalism.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study including all medical students enrolled in the University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi, India during the period of the study, which was conducted from 2011 to 2012. After approval by the Institutional Ethical Committee, the full names of all students were obtained from our institution. After creating a fictitious profile, Facebook was searched for students' profiles, and those found were examined for visible content and unprofessional behaviour.

Results

Of 611 students, 477 (78.1%) had detectable Facebook profiles. Out of 477 profiles, date o

SUBMITTER: Gupta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4671181 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature