Social Media in Radiology: Overview and Usefulness of Online Professional #SoMe Profiles

Mosaic mentoring: finding the right mentor for the issue at hand

“…For all stages of one's career, social media have become a potentially strong development platform for both informal and formal mentorship programs [15]. Most recently, programs have been established through Twitter accounts to create mentorship match programs in radiology.…”

“…This allowed for hundreds of mentors to be virtually matched across the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing a huge need amid travel restrictions and conference cancelations. In addition, social media have been utilized to create mentorship opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities, groups that in the past have had difficulty accessing mentorships in radiology [3,15,16].…”

Engaging with Professional Societies During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…These webinars and Twitter chats are crucial for our society members to support. Without in-person annual meetings, these opportunities allow us to continue to discuss pertinent issues in radiology, and allow for meaningful collaboration and exchange of ideas (6). Important networking opportunities that have been so central for mentorship, career development, and camaraderie can remain strong through virtual webinars, lectureships, and social media platforms (6).…”

“…Without in-person annual meetings, these opportunities allow us to continue to discuss pertinent issues in radiology, and allow for meaningful collaboration and exchange of ideas (6). Important networking opportunities that have been so central for mentorship, career development, and camaraderie can remain strong through virtual webinars, lectureships, and social media platforms (6). Without such virtual interactions, our engagement is likely to become stagnant, with decreased enthusiasm and diminished engagement in the issues that are so important to our field.…”

The Numerous Benefits of Social Media for Medicine. Comment on “Documenting Social Media Engagement as Scholarship: A New Model for Assessing Academic Accomplishment for the Health Professions”

“…Their work underscores the value of social media in idea sharing, highlights the growing role of online platforms in medical education, and signifies an important step in modernizing academic recognition to match the modernization of current medical learners. Social media offers numerous scholarly and professional benefits [2,3]. These platforms have grown popular among the academic and medical communities as they are a means of networking with colleagues around the globe, discussing hot topics in various fields, engaging in medical education, sharing experiences through narrative medicine, and disseminating information to the lay-public [4].…”