Social Media

Dipping one’s toes into social mediacan at times seem daunting, but it can also be incredibly helpful and rewarding, said Hope Jackson, MD ’09, RESD ’16, assistant professor of surgery at SMHS, at the Annual Frank Miller Lecture.

Andrew Choi, MD, assistant professor of medicine, spoke to TCTMD for an article about how physicians in cardiology and journals are using platforms like Twitter to keep up with the field of cardiology.

Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke to Good Morning Washington about digital media use and the development of ADHD in teenagers and why dopamine is the link.

Researchers at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences found a majority of first-year medical students changed their online behavior after participating in a social media and professionalism course, with results published in the Teaching and Learning in Medicine journal.

Ivor Horn, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, was featured in Forbes' "Top 5 Women Using Technology to Blow Up Social Change."

In the first comprehensive review of its kind, Katherine Chretien, M.D., associate professor of medicine, and Terry Kind, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of pediatrics, have co-authored a piece in Circulation on the challenges and opportunities of using social media in a clinical care setting.

Good news! We have created a brand new Facebook page and Twitter account for the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. This is your one-stop-shop for all SMHS-related updates, including information about upcoming events, the latest research to be published and finding out which faculty and…

Dr. Nancy Gaba, associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was featured in the Washington Post in an article about social media and pregnancy/delivery.

According to a recent study by Katherine Chretien, M.D., associate professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, some doctors post unethical and unprofessional content on Twitter, a finding that suggests the need for more oversight of physicians' use of social media.

New research, conducted by Katherine Chretien, M.D., F.A.C.P., associate professor of Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, reveals that while social media has the potential to have a positive social impact, there is need for greater accountability and guidelines, as some…