Use of Social Media in the Practice of Medicine COMMENT

Social media use is common among health care professiointeractions: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are well known to the general public, while physician-only platand Accountability Act-compliant Doximity, have arisen in recent years. One survey of over 4000 physicians estimated that "more than 90% of physicians use some form of social media for personal activities, whereas only 65% use these sites for professional reasons."1 A recent commentary in The American Journal of Medicine expressed concerns over physician use of social media.2 As physicians who use social media personally and professionally, we believe in social media as an important tool for scientific collaboration, education, advocacy, patient engagement, and improved patient care.