Global Impact of Social Media on Women in Surgery

Author:

Corsini Erin M.1,Boeck Marissa2,Hughes Kathryn A.3,Logghe Heather J.4,Pitt Susan C.5,Stamp Nikki6,Antonoff Mara B.1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas;

2. Department of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University, New York, New York;

3. Acute Care Surgery, Falmouth Hospital/Cape Cod Healthcare, Falmouth, Massachusetts;

4. Department of Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;

5. Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin; and

6. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia

Abstract

The professional use of social media is increasingly prevalent today, particularly in medicine and surgery. Several recent movements have highlighted the strengths of this forum for networking and mentorship for females in surgery who otherwise may lack mentors locally. We sought to describe modern uses for and strengths of social media for women in surgery globally via a systematic review of the literature. Multiple efforts and avenues have promoted gender equality in surgery, while also uniting female surgeons in a collaborative virtual network of colleagues. In particular, movements on Twitter, such as #ILookLikeASurgeon and #NYerORCoverChallenge, as well as other collaborative virtual fora have brought visibility to female surgeons, while drawing the young population of students and trainees toward surgical careers. Social media provides a unique opportunity for female trainees and established surgeons alike to network and establish mentorship relationships, which may aid in fostering interest in surgery and closing the gender gap in our field.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Medicine

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