Open AccessEvaluation of Social Media Utilization by Academic Plastic Surgery Programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Eric Shiah,
Elizabeth Laikhter,
Samuel M. Manstein,
Carly D. Comer,
Abra H. Shen,
Samuel J. Lin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plastic and reconstructive surgery/psef cd journals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.841
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1076-5751
pISSN - 0032-1052
DOI - 10.1097/prs.0000000000008482
Subject(s) - social media , pandemic , covid-19 , medicine , medical education , social distance , test (biology) , advertising , world wide web , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , business , paleontology , pathology , computer science , biology , virology , outbreak
In response to the cancellation of away rotations and the shift to virtual interviews due to the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, residency programs have pursued other methods of sharing program details, most notably with the use of social media. This study aimed to evaluate the extent of social media utilization in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic by plastic surgery residency programs.