Publication Date

2018

Journal Title

Kidney Int Rep

Abstract

© 2018 International Society of Nephrology The past decade has been marked by the increasing use of social media platforms, often on mobile devices. In the nephrology community, this has resulted in the organic and continued growth of individuals interested in using these platforms for education and professional development. Here, we review several social media educational resources used in nephrology education and tools including Twitter, videos, blogs, and visual abstracts. We will also review how these tools are used together in the form of games (NephMadness), online journal clubs (NephJC), interactive learning (GlomCon), and digital mentorship (Nephrology Social Media Collective [NSMC] Internship) to build unique educational experiences that are available globally 24 hours per day. Throughout this discussion, we focus on specific examples of free open-access medical education (FOAMed) tools that provide education and professional growth at minimal or no cost to the user. In addition, we discuss inclusion of FOAMed resource development in the promotion and tenure process, along with potential pitfalls and future directions.

Volume Number

3

Issue Number

3

Pages

519 - 529

Document Type

Article

Status

Faculty

Facility

School of Medicine

Primary Department

Nephrology

PMID

29854960

DOI

10.1016/j.ekir.2018.02.003


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