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It is time to improve the quality of medical information distributed to students
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The ubiquitous nature of social media has meant that its effects on fields
outside of social communication have begun to be felt. The generation undergoing
medical education are of the generation referred to as "digital natives", and as
such routinely incorporate social media into their education. Social media's
incorporation into medical education includes its use as a platform to distribute
information to the public ("distributive education") and as a platform to provide
information to a specific audience ("push education"). These functions have
proved beneficial in many regards, such as enabling constant access to the
subject matter, other learners, and educators. However, the usefulness of using
social media as part of medical education is limited by the vast quantities of
poor quality information and the time required to find information of sufficient
quality and relevance, a problem confounded by many student's preoccupation with
"efficient" learning. In this Perspective, the authors discuss whether social
media has proved useful as a tool for medical education. The current growth in
the use of social media as a tool for medical education seems to be principally
supported by students' desire for efficient learning rather than by the efficacy
of social media as a resource for medical education. Therefore, improvements in
the quality of information required to maximize the impact of social media as a
tool for medical education are required. Suggested improvements include an
increase in the amount of educational content distributed on social media
produced by academic institutions, such as universities and journals.