Using SurveyMonkey® to teach safe social media strategies to medical students in their clinical years

Social media is a valuable tool in the practice of medicine, but it can also be an area of ‘treacherous waters’ for medical students. Those in their upper years of study are off-site and scattered broadly, undertaking clinical rotations; thus, in-house (university lecture) sessions are impractical. Nonetheless, during these clinical years students are generally high users of social media technology, putting them at risk of harm if they lack appropriate ethical awareness. We created a compulsory session in social media ethics (Doctoring and Social Media) offered in two online modes (narrated PowerPoint file or YouTube video) to fourth- and fifth-year undergraduate medical students. The novelty of our work was the use of SurveyMonkey® to deliver the file links, as well as to take attendance and deliver a post-session performance assessment. All 167 students completed the course and provided feedback. Overall, 73% Agreed or Strongly Agreed the course session would aid their professionalism skills and behaviours, and 95% supported delivery of the curriculum online. The most frequent areas of learning occurred in the following topics: email correspondence with patients, medical photography, and awareness of medical apps. SurveyMonkey® is a valuable and efficient tool for curriculum delivery, attendance taking, and assessment activities.

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The usage pattern and willingness of undergraduate medical students for including social media platforms as a learning tool in medical education- an online survey

PERSPECTIVES IN MEDICAL RESEARCH - 2 ◽

10.47799/pimr.0801.03 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 11-17

Author(s):

Momin Kashif ◽

Mirza Nisar Baig

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Medical Education ◽

Medical Students ◽

Online Survey ◽

Active Participation ◽

First Year ◽

Usage Pattern ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Learning Tool ◽

Social Media Platforms

Background: The rapid growth and availability of smartphones and social media platforms (SMP) have changed the medical students' approach to learn and manage the information about their academic, personal and professional lives. Methods: An online survey was done in undergraduate medical students of PIMS, Karimnagar to collect information about usage pattern and perception of SMP, and willingness to participate for using SMP as a learning tool in medical education. Results: Total 433 (Females – 275) out of 600 students participated in the survey from the first year (125), secondyear (151) and third-year (157) MBBS students. Everyone is using some type of SMP. They find SMP nearly equal to lecture materials and subject notes as a useful learning tool and there was significantly increasing trend of perception of SMP being a useful learning tool from the first-year (79%), second-year (83%) to third-year (92%), (p=0.01). Almost 93% want to see SMP used at institute level in medical education. Female students (52.4%) are significantly more willing for active participation than male students (43%), p=0.04. First-year students (56%) are more ready for active participation followed by third (48.4%) and second (43.7%) year students, p=0.08. Conclusion: Most students are willing to include SMP in medical education as a learning tool and ready to participate in different activities if they get the required training. As all students have smartphones and efficiently utilizing different services on their devices, SMP can become an effective learning tool in medical education.

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The Effectiveness of Social Media Use as a Supplement Media of Clinical Skills Lab Learning for Undergraduate Medical Students in Low- and Middle-Income Countries during COVID-19 (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.30677 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Zahira Noor Fathiyya ◽

Muhammad Reza Utama ◽

Yelvi Levani ◽

Yuli Wahyu Rahmawati

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Social Media ◽

Medical Education ◽

Medical Students ◽

Clinical Skills ◽

Learning Method ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Skills Lab

BACKGROUND Before COVID-19, it was recommended that medical education be conducted using the blended learning method in order to achieve an effective learning experience. However, it seems that distance learning is currently the best alternative to the previous learning method. Clinical skills lab activities, which are one of the learning methods in medical education, must adapt because they cannot be administered in-person. Social media has been proven giving a potential to supplement formal medical education for undergraduate student. OBJECTIVE This systematic review aims to examine the effectiveness of media social use as a supplement for clinical skills lab learning on undergraduate medical students in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS We designed a protocol for creating a systematic review on the effectiveness of social media as a supplement media in clinical skills lab learning for undergraduate medical students in LMIC during COVID-19. We will be extracting information from appropriate sources online obtained from journal websites’ databases guided by the PRISMA-S checklist in accordance with the research problem. The included sources include randomized controlled trials, systematic review, and meta-analysis published between 2020-2021. RESULTS This manuscript is still a protocol and has not been implemented. CONCLUSIONS In this systematic review, we will discuss the effectiveness of social media as a clinical skills lab learning for undergraduate medical students in LMIC during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Use of Social Media by the Undergraduate Medical Students: Students’ Perception in Selected Medical Colleges of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education ◽

10.3329/bjme.v9i2.38997 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 11-15

Author(s):

Husneara Begum ◽

AKM Asaduzzaman ◽

Humayun Kabir Talukder ◽

Tahmina Nargis ◽

Kazi Khairul Alam ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Medical Education ◽

Medical Students ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Negative Effect ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Medical Colleges

Introduction: This descriptive type of cross sectional study was carried out to explore the extent of use of social media by the undergraduate medical students and its consequences in medical education. This study was carried out in nine (Four public and five private) medical colleges all over Bangladesh during a period from July 2016-2017.Objective: The study revealed that the use of social media by the undergraduate medical students and its effect on their lifestyle and medical education.Methodology: Sample size was 673 medical students. Data was collected by self-administered semi-structured questionnaire from 673 respondents. Convenience sampling technique was adopted for data collection. For each variable frequency and percentages was calculated. There was also a part of in-depth interview for the respondents on the perception of use of Social media.Results: Among the students 54.68% females & 45.34% males, the mean age of the respondents was 20.76 years. Around 42.6% respondents were using Social media for4-6 years. The main use of social media by the respondents was Facebook 70.1%, main devices was mobile phone 96.8%. The main purpose of using the Social media for non-academic purposes such as, communicate with others26.0%, for chatting 51.3%. Maxium duration > 4 times / day up to >6 hours. Academic purpose 44.7% users using the SM every day. Six hundred forty six respondents agreed for negative effect of social media. 52.2% agreed that they used Social media during lecture class.Conclusion: Most students had positive thoughts towards using social media. Students were using social media for almost nonprofessional reason. So, there is need to build up widespread awareness to use social media by medical students for professionalisms.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education Vol.9(2) 2018: 11-15

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Eyestrain and associated problems among undergraduate medical students undergoing e-learning/teaching methods during Covid-19 pandemic

Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology ◽

10.18231/j.ijceo.2021.062 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 308-313

Author(s):

C V Anthrayose ◽

Aqueen Joju ◽

Rakendu Puthiyedath ◽

Niya Babu ◽

Ann Reshma Rajan

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Medical Students ◽

Screen Time ◽

Media Use ◽

Common Symptom ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Social Media Use ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Digital Devices ◽

E Learning

Increase in usage of digital devices and mandatory e-learning imposed during the Covid 19 pandemic curfew may have given rise to an emerging public health threat of digital eyestrain among undergraduate medical students in the state. The study aimed to assess the distribution of digital eyestrain among undergraduate medical students and to determine the association between digital eyestrain and screen time spent on different digital devices for e-learning and social media use.A cross sectional, questionnaire based online study was done on undergraduate medical students of a teaching hospital in Central Kerala during the month of October, 2020. Survey form included CVS-Q questionnaire, OSDI questionnaire and questions regarding screen time spent on different digital devices for e-learning and social media use.Around three -fourth of the 113 participants experienced at least one symptom of digital eyestrain. Headache (76.1%) was the most common symptom followed by neck/shoulder/back pain (67.3%), tearing(49.6%), itching(48.7%), eye pain (41.6%) and increased sensitivity to light (38.1%).OSDI score revealed that 67.7% of the students had dry eye disease. Screen time of more than 6 hours spent on mobile/tablet was significantly associated with feeling of foreign body sensation, excessive blinking and itching. Lens /spectacle use was significantly associated with a feeling that eyesight is worsening and difficulty focusing for near vision. No association was seen between screen time spent for e- learning and digital eyestrain. Steps towards awareness and prevention of digital eyestrain should be taken to promote ocular health and to avoid this occupational hazard.

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Impact of social media on the academic performance of undergraduate medical students

Medical Journal Armed Forces India ◽

10.1016/j.mjafi.2020.10.021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 77 ◽

pp. S37-S41

Author(s):

Ajay M. Bhandarkar ◽

Arvind Kumar Pandey ◽

Ramya Nayak ◽

Kailesh Pujary ◽

Ashwini Kumar

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Medical Students ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students

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Undergraduate medical students’ perceptions on the quality of feedback received during clinical rotations

Medical Teacher ◽

10.3109/0142159x.2014.886009 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 36 (sup1) ◽

pp. S17-S23 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Najwa Al-Mously ◽

Nihal Mohamed Nabil ◽

Sarah Abdulrahman Al-Babtain ◽

Mostafa A Fouad Abbas

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Clinical Rotations

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Examining the effect of non-specialised clinical rotations upon medical students’ Thanatophobia and Self-efficacy in Palliative Care: a prospective observational study in two medical schools

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041144 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. e041144

Author(s):

Guilherme Gryschek ◽

Dario Cecilio-Fernandes ◽

Guilherme Antonio Moreira de Barros ◽

Stephen Mason ◽

Marco Antonio de Carvalho-Filho

Keyword(s):

Palliative Care ◽

Critical Care ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Medical Students ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Prospective Observational Study ◽

Medical Schools ◽

Clinical Experiences ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Clinical Rotations

IntroductionIncluding palliative care (PC) in overloaded medical curricula is a challenge, especially where there is a lack of PC specialists. We hypothesised that non-specialised rotations could provide meaningful PC learning when there are enough clinical experiences, with adequate feedback.ObjectiveObserve the effects of including PC topics in non-specialised placements for undergraduate medical students in two different medical schools.DesignObservational prospective study.SettingMedical schools in Brazil.Participants134 sixth-year medical students of two medical schools.MethodsThis was a longitudinal study that observed the development of Self-efficacy in Palliative Care (SEPC) and Thanatophobia (TS) in sixth-year medical students in different non-specialised clinical rotations in two Brazilian medical schools (MS1 and MS2). We enrolled 78 students in MS1 during the Emergency and Critical Care rotation and 56 students in MS2 during the rotation in Anaesthesiology. Both schools provide PC discussions with different learning environment and approaches.Primary outcomesSEPC and TS Scales were used to assess students at the beginning and the end of the rotations.ResultsIn both schools’ students had an increase in SEPC and a decrease in TS scores.ConclusionNon-specialised rotations that consider PC competencies as core aspects of being a doctor can be effective to develop SEPC and decrease TS levels.

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