ABSTRACT: Social networking profiles and professionalism issues in residency applicants: an original study-cohort study.
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the frequency of social networking, the degree of information publicly disclosed, and whether unprofessional content was identified in applicants from the 2010 Residency Match.
BACKGROUND:
Medical professionalism is an essential competency for physicians to learn, and information found on social networking sites may be hazardous to the doctor-patient relationship and