Social media in the mentorship and networking of physicians: Important role for women in surgical specialties

Luc, Jessica G.Y.; Stamp, Nikki; Antonoff, Mara B.

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.02.011

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“…10 Medical and surgical scholars identify the discrepancy between the number of women in medicine and the number of women in surgery as a threat to quality of care. [10][11][12][13][14][15] With over half of the applicants to medical school being women but less than half applying to surgery; bright candidates are missed. 11 A key challenge and opportunity is the poor exposure to surgery in undergrad or medical school.…”

Section: Education and Recruitmentmentioning

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Women in surgery: a systematic review of 25 years

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Shoqirat

2020

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The number of women entering medicine significantly increased over the last decades. Currently, over half of the medical students are women but less than half are applying to surgery and even less go on to surgical specialties. Even fewer women are seen in leadership roles throughout the profession of surgery and surgical residency. Our purpose of the literature review is to identify any themes, which would provide insight to the current phenomenon. We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Reviews and Meta-Analyses method for a systematic review of the literature over a 20-year period (1998–2018). Five broad themes were identified: education and recruitment, career development, impact of/on life around the globe and surgical subspecialties as areas of barriers for women entering or considering surgery. The systematic review suggests there are opportunities to improve and encourage women entering the profession of surgery as well as the quality of life for surgeons. Creating systems for mentorship across programmes, having policies to support work–life balance and recognising surgical training overlaps with childbearing years are key opportunities for improvement. Improving the current status in surgery will require direction from leadership.

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Section: Education and Recruitmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Women in surgery: a systematic review of 25 years

Singh

Loseth

Shoqirat

2020

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“…Live tweeting can allow individuals and organizations to personalize their online presence and establish their own social media footprints as active, responsive, and reliable sources for information [1][2][3]. Furthermore, regular use of Twitter has been shown to enhance reputation scores [5] and improve public awareness of one's spectrum of research activities and connections in the field.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Live tweeting the meeting can serve as a means to introduce yourself and your ideas to others in the field, to connect with others with shared interests, and to forge collaborations. In addition, social media may have a pivotal role in exposing role models and mentors to the future generation of cardiothoracic surgeons to ensure that our specialty continues to recruit the best and brightest to join our field [2,7].…”

Section: Networking and Mentorshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Tips on using social media effectively in a surgical practice [1][2][3] and best practices for surgeons' social media use have been recently published by the American College of Surgeons [10]. Other best practices specific for tweeting the meeting include the following: DO NOT INTERFERE WITH THE LEARNING OF OTHER ATTENDEES.…”

Section: Step 10 Tweeting the Meeting Etiquette-do No Harmmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…I n recent years, physician use of social media platforms has changed the landscape of communication in medicine. Twitter (Twitter Inc, San Francisco, CA) has an important role for cardiothoracic surgeons to create one's own online identity, build one's practice, educate patients, interact with policymakers, network with other health professionals, inform the media, and herald the scientific and clinical achievements of our specialty [1][2][3].…”

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