The Utility of Social Media on Urology Residency Doximity Rankings

Background Social media has been more widely used by urology residency programs since the COVID-19 pandemic. There are no studies on the relationship between Doximity residency ranking and social media usage in urology. Objectives In this study, we aim to investigate the relationship between social...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-09, Vol.14 (9), p.e29666
Main Authors: Leung, Shannon J, Chiang, Benjamin J, Roseman, John T, Klausner, Adam
Format: Article
Language:English
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Medical Education
Urology
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Summary:Background Social media has been more widely used by urology residency programs since the COVID-19 pandemic. There are no studies on the relationship between Doximity residency ranking and social media usage in urology. Objectives In this study, we aim to investigate the relationship between social media usage and the academic prestige of urology residency programs. Methods Residency reputation data was acquired from the Doximity Residency Navigator website. Twitter and Instagram activity in 2019 and 2021 was analyzed by collecting data on the total number of posts and followers. Data on residency virtual recruitment was obtained from Twitter and UroResidency website. Results By the end of 2021, 122/139 (87.8%) urology residency programs had a Twitter account and 61/139 (43.9%) had an Instagram account. A significant linear regression was found between Doximity ranking and the number of Twitter followers (p
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.29666