Fellowship Training Is a Significant Predictor of Sports Medicine Physician Social Media Presence.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To quantify social media use of professional sports team physicians on popular platforms and analyze differences between users and nonusers.

Methods

Team physicians for professional sports teams in the National Football League, National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, and National Basketball Association were identified and characterized based on training background, practice setting, and geographic location. Rates of social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and ResearchGate were determined. Differences between social media users and nonusers were analyzed.

Results

In total, 505 professional team physicians were identified across 4 major professional sports; 64.6% of physicians were orthopaedic surgeons. Of 505 physicians, 65.7% ha

SUBMITTER: LaGrant B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7879189 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature