#AUAMatch: The Impact of COVID-19 on Social Media Use in the Urology Residency Match.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine changes in Social Media (SoMe) use among urology residency applicants before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We distributed surveys to individuals who applied to our residency program for application cycles ending in 2018, 2019, and 2021. The surveys included questions about applicants' SoMe use and perceptions of programs' SoMe use during the application process, both before (2018/2019) and after (2021) the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary outcome was SoMe use for professional purposes.

Results

We received survey responses from 33% (162 of 496) and 29% (84 of 294) of applicants from the 2018/2019 and 2021 cohorts, respectively. There was a significant increase in professional SoMe use in the 2021 cohort (80%) compared with the 2018/2019 c

SUBMITTER: Ho P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9752821 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature