Ethical Use of Social Media and Sharing of Patient Information by Medical Students at a University Hospital in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Survey
Medical students must be taught to recognize inappropriate online behavior, understand their role as representatives of their medical school, and know the potential repercussions of unprofessional conduct on SM. This could be accomplished by providing workshops, regular seminars on e-professionalism, and including principles of SM conduct in existing ethics courses.
Authors
- Ghaliah H Abduljabar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0156-947X)
- Sara Farsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7694-4057)
- Deyala Sait (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0417-654X)
- Alaa Sabbahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0294-2021)
- Raghad Kabli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3111-0405)
Institutions
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/57812
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Social Media in Health Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.50