Adoption and Use of Social Media Platforms by Ophthalmology Programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Adoption and Use of Social Media Platforms by Ophthalmology Programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The aim of this study was to determine whether the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic influenced the presence of ophthalmology residency programs on social media platforms.  The presence of all accredited ophthalmology residency programs on Twitter and Instagram was assessed for January 20...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of academic ophthalmology (2017) 2022-01, Vol.14 (1), p.e78-e80
Hauptverfasser: Al-Khersan, Hasenin, Tanenbaum, Rebecca, Kunkler, Anne L, Patel, Nimesh A, Sridhar, Jayanth
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Sprache:eng
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covid-19
medical education
social media
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Zusammenfassung:The aim of this study was to determine whether the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic influenced the presence of ophthalmology residency programs on social media platforms.  The presence of all accredited ophthalmology residency programs on Twitter and Instagram was assessed for January 2020 and August through March 2021 through an online search. The number of followers and posts per month during these periods was collected for each program. The presence of programs on social media was compared between the two time periods.  The percentage of programs on Instagram rose from 18% in January of 2020 to 57% in March of 2021 (  
ISSN:2475-4757
2475-4757
DOI:10.1055/s-0042-1743584