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Be in the Digital Room Where it Happens, Part II: Social Media for Neurology Educators. Child Neurol Open 2023;10:2329048X231169400

Date

04/28/2023

Pubmed ID

37114070

Pubmed Central ID

PMC10126786

DOI

10.1177/2329048X231169400

Abstract

Social media has changed the way we communicate and interact. Unsurprisingly, it has also changed how we teach and learn. Younger generations of learners have transitioned from traditional educational sources to digital ones. Medical educators need to adapt to trends in medical education and develop fluency in the digital methods used by medical learners today. This is part two of a two-part series on social media and digital education in neurology. This article provides an overview of how social media can be used as a teaching tool in medical education and provides an overview in which it is grounded. We offer practical strategies on how social media can promote lifelong learning, educator development, educator support, and foster educator identity with accompanying neurology-specific examples. We also review considerations for incorporating social media into teaching and learning practices and future directions for integrating these tools in neurology education.

Author List

Goldstein J, Martindale JM, Albin C, Xixis K, Gottlieb-Smith R, Otallah S, Lakhotia A, Strauss LD, Bass N, Strowd RE, Rodman A

Author

Nancy Bass MD Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of Wisconsin