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ABSTRACT: The role of social media in dental education. [J Dent Educ. 2012] – PubMed – NCBI

Abstract Social media, also known as Web 2.0, includes a set of web-based technologies in which users actively share and create content through open collaboration. The current students in dental school are Millennial learners who are comfortable using social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, for both socialization and learning. This

Doctors, Like Their Patients, Use Google for Health Information – Health Blog – WSJ

"When doctors were asked how often they used certain sources to gain information used to diagnose, treat and care for patients, 68% said they “frequently” consulted professional journals and 60% said the same about colleagues. And just under half — 46% — said general web browsers. Conferences and events and

RESOURCE: New social network, developed solely for members of medical school community, goes live this week

“Once users have activated their accounts by logging into CAP for the first time (at med.stanford.edu/profiles/), they can start using the new system to post updates, check what others are doing and build a network of colleagues. The range of collaboration features in CAP will be familiar to those who are already active on existing social networks.

RESOURCE: How associations can use social media to build influence and increase their reach | SmartBlogs SmartBlogs

"The way for associations to grow their membership is to have a thriving open community around them where stakeholders (members and non-members, who care about what they care about) are able and willing to share the love with their individual networks. In order to do that, they need to be

RESOURCE: Collaborative Learning for the Digital Age – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education

It's not easy to acknowledge that everything we've learned about how to pay attention means that we've been missing everything else. It's not easy for us rational, competent, confident types to admit that the very key to our success—our ability to pinpoint a problem and solve it, an achievement honed

RESOURCE: Trends in Twitter Use by Physicians at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, 2010 and 2011

Abstract Purpose: Social media channels such as Twitter are gaining increasing acceptance as mechanisms for instantaneous scien- tific dialogue. Professional medical societies such as ASCO are using social media to expand the reach of scientific communica- tions at and around their scientific meetings. This article exam- ines the how Twitter use by oncologists expanded at the