e-Professionalism: Challenges in the Age of Information

Spector, Nancy D.; Matz, Paul S.; Levine, Leonard; Gargiulo, Katherine A.; McDonald, Matthew B.; McGregor, Robert S.

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.12.047

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“…Some have even argued for a conception of 'e-professionalism' (Cain, Scott, and Akers 2009;Spector et al 2010) as a distinct new paradigm requiring particular training, codes, and practices. Following this recent trend, policies have emerged in professional associations and schools to set forth explicit normative behavioural prescriptions to regulate and reduce social media use .…”

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Social media, professionalism and higher education: a sociomaterial consideration

Fenwick

2014

Studies in Higher Education

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Within debates about student professionalism and how to develop it in higher education (HE), increasing focus has turned to students' uses of social media. While social media skills are promoted by some HE educators, most emphasis is still given to perceived hazards and abuses of social media in practice. These are typically framed as a matter of professional ethics; some have argued for new codes of 'e-professionalism'. This article problematizes the dynamics being conflated in these debates, drawing from three theoretical sources: current debates about professionalism; critical digital media studies that provide nuanced analyses of social media engagements; and sociomaterial concepts that reconfigure the issues to suggest new possibilities. The argument is theory-based and exploratory, not empirical. The aim is to pose new directions for research and teaching that open, not foreclose, new issues and enactments of professionalism.

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Social media, professionalism and higher education: a sociomaterial consideration

Fenwick

2014

Studies in Higher Education

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“…13 The American Board of Pediatrics, in conjunction with the Association of Pediatric Program Directors, developed a guidebook for teaching and assessing professionalism in pediatric residencies. Despite these strides, Spector et al 3 concluded that although much has been written 167 and discussed about professionalism, e-professionalism has not been addressed because lapses in professionalism in the electronic realm are just beginning to be appreciated. Most of the current learners in medical education are facile users of social media.…”

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“…2 It includes an online persona and online information in any format that displays cues to professional identity, attitudes, and behaviors. 2 Spector et al 3 made a clarion call for medical educators to inform students, residents, and faculty about e-professionalism. They recommend raising awareness, developing policies, creating and evaluating casebased curricula, identifying and tracking behaviors, developing remediation strategies, establishing best practices, and staying current with cutting-edge technologies.…”

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e-Professionalism: A New Frontier in Medical Education

Kaczmarczyk

Chuang²,

Dugoff

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Teaching and Learning in Medicine

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Background: This article, prepared by the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Undergraduate MedicalEducation Committee, discusses the evolving challenges facing medical educators posed by social media and a new form of professionalism that has been termed e-professionalism. Summary: Eprofessionalism is defined as the attitudes and behaviors that reflect traditional professionalism paradigms but are manifested through digital media. One of the major functions of medical education is professional identity formation; e-professionalism is an essential and increasingly important element of professional identity formation, because the consequences of violations of e-professionalism have escalated from academic sanctions to revocation of licensure. Conclusion: E-professionalism should be included in the definition, teaching, and evaluation of medical professionalism. Curricula should include a positive approach for the proper professional use of social media for learners.

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“…The impact of certain kinds of SNS activity on graduating students' chances of securing employment may be pronounced (Peluchette & Karl, 2008;Spector et al, 2010). In 2008 about 20% of employers were regularly searching online for information about prospective employees (Grasz, 2009).…”

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“…Few universities appear to have policies and resources in place to deal with unprofessional SNS behaviour (Chretien et al, 2009). If we are to adequately equip students from across health disciplines for the range of responsibilities they will confront upon entering the workforce, we have a responsibility to educate them about the importance of exercising an appropriate level of eprofessionalism, in terms of both securing employment and keeping it (Spector et al, 2010).…”

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Professionalism in Student Online Social Networking: The Role of Educators

Chester

Kienhuis

Pisani

et al. 2013

E-Learning and Digital Media

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Social media now form a common part of university students' experience. Both at university and after graduation, in their personal and professional lives, social media offer opportunities for connection previously unavailable. The ubiquitous nature of social networking has brought with it professional and ethical issues that need to be addressed. Eprofessionalism, or professionalism in the digital media, has emerged as an important aspect of professional training across a range of disciplines.

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e-Professionalism: Challenges in the Age of Information

Cited by 29 publications

References 4 publications

Social media, professionalism and higher education: a sociomaterial consideration

Social media, professionalism and higher education: a sociomaterial consideration

e-Professionalism: A New Frontier in Medical Education

Professionalism in Student Online Social Networking: The Role of Educators

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