"Failing Up" on Social Media-Finding Opportunities in Moments of #Fail

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Judith Gadde, Emory University; Ryan Peterson, Emory University; Nicholas A. Koontz, Indiana University
• Language: English
• Date: 2021-03-01
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2020 American College of Radiology.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2020.09.054531
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 3
• Start Page: 531
• End Page: 533
• Keywords: Science & Technology; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging; Life Sciences & Biomedicine
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Radiology; Education, Health; Health Sciences, Health Care Management

Abstract

Social media (SoMe) has been utilized for many years for medical education but has recently grown because of the increase in online learning during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Several SoMe platforms are commonly used for online medical education (eg, Twitter [Twitter Inc, San Francisco, California], Instagram [Facebook, Inc, Menlo Park, California], Facebook [Facebook, Inc, Menlo Park, California]) [1, 2, 3]. Twitter has become popular among radiologists for medical education with obstacles occurring along the way. This article represents a collection of experiences from three neuroradiologists who use Twitter to disseminate case-based radiology education as part of institutionally approved curricula. In this article, we share advice for those interested in utilizing SoMe for medical education purposes, including experiences in which obstacles redefined our educational strategies, turning failures into opportunities for improvement.