Open AccessSharing Health Information on Social Media: What is the Limit for Medical Students?
Author(s) -
E. Manfredini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medical students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2076-6327
DOI - 10.5195/ijms.2021.979
Subject(s) - social media , dissemination , limit (mathematics) , digital media , medical information , power (physics) , medical knowledge , public relations , medical education , psychology , internet privacy , medicine , computer science , political science , knowledge management , world wide web , mathematical analysis , telecommunications , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Social media plays several important roles in medicine. Medical students are important and influential participants in the digital world because they are young, they dominate social network resources, and they have high engagement power. This letter presents some aspects about how medical students use their digital media abilities and knowledge to disseminate health information to patients and the public, and what are some limits and best practices for them on these platforms.