• Postgrad Med J · Oct 2015

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    Criteria for social media-based scholarship in health professions education.

    • Jonathan Sherbino, Vineet M Arora, Elaine Van Melle, Robert Rogers, Jason R Frank, and Eric S Holmboe.
    • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, Canada Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
    • Postgrad Med J. 2015 Oct 1; 91 (1080): 551-5.

    BackgroundSocial media are increasingly used in health professions education. How can innovations and research that incorporate social media applications be adjudicated as scholarship?ObjectiveTo define the criteria for social media-based scholarship in health professions education.MethodIn 2014 the International Conference on Residency Education hosted a consensus conference of health professions educators with expertise in social media. An expert working group drafted consensus statements based on a literature review. Draft consensus statements were posted on an open interactive online platform 2 weeks prior to the conference. In-person and virtual (via Twitter) participants modified, added or deleted draft consensus statements in an iterative fashion during a facilitated 2 h session. Final consensus statements were unanimously endorsed.ResultsA review of the literature demonstrated no existing criteria for social media-based scholarship. The consensus of 52 health professions educators from 20 organisations in four countries defined four key features of social media-based scholarship. It must (1) be original; (2) advance the field of health professions education by building on theory, research or best practice; (3) be archived and disseminated; and (4) provide the health professions education community with the ability to comment on and provide feedback in a transparent fashion that informs wider discussion.ConclusionsNot all social media activities meet the standard of education scholarship. This paper clarifies the criteria, championing social media-based scholarship as a legitimate academic activity in health professions education.Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.

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