Leveraging Social Media and Web Presence to Discuss and Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Radiology.
J Am Coll Radiol
; 19(1 Pt B): 207-212, 2022 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1720149
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This article seeks to better understand how radiology residency programs leverage their social media presences during the 2020 National Residency Match Program (NRMP) application cycle to engage with students and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion to prospective residency applicants.METHODS:
We used publicly available information to determine how broad a presence radiology programs have across specific platforms (Twitter [Twitter, Inc, San Francisco, California], Facebook [Facebook, Inc, Menlo Park, California], Instagram [Facebook, Inc], and website pages) as well as what strategies these programs use to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.RESULTS:
During the 2020 NRMP application cycle, radiology residency programs substantially increased their social media presence across the platforms we examined. We determined that 29.3% (39 of 133), 58.9% (43 of 73), and 29.55% (13 of 44) of programs used Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, respectively; these accounts were established after an April 1, 2020, advisory statement from the NRMP. Program size and university affiliation were correlated with the degree of social media presence. Those programs using social media to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion used a broad but similar approach across programs and platforms.CONCLUSION:
The events of 2020 expedited the growth of social media among radiology residency programs, which subsequently ushered in a new medium for conversations about representation in medicine. However, the effectiveness of this medium to promote meaningful expansion of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of radiology remains to be seen.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Radiology
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Social Media
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COVID-19
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Internship and Residency
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Am Coll Radiol
Journal subject:
Radiology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jacr.2021.09.020
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