Evaluation of Social Media Presence of Otolaryngology Residency Programs in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Over two-thirds of the adult population in the United States use Facebook. Despite the high interest in and use of social media by the general public, the presence and accessibility of health care organizations on social media has not yet been fully evaluated.

Objective

To determine the use and popularity of social media among otolaryngology residency programs in the United States.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional study of the presence of accredited otolaryngology residency programs in the United States in an internet data repository was conducted. Programs were stratified by Doximity Residency Navigator reputation rankings (dividing programs into quartiles) and US News & World Report (comparing programs affiliated with hospitals ranked i

SUBMITTER: Xie DX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6233632 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature