Monday’s Poll: Electronic professionalism in the age of Facebook
Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, blogs. . . chances are you have residents on all of these Web sites. Often the line between the personal and professional information they share on their profiles or blogs can become extremely blurry, especially when trainees post personal information that they wouldn’t share with colleagues or patients in any other setting.
Teaching residents about electronic professionalism is a new challenge for program directors and coordinators. I’m working on an article in RPA about it, and I wanted to get your opinion.
This week’s poll has two questions, so after you’ve selected your answer for the first question, hit next and answer the second question.
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Julie McCoy
Julie McCoy is the associate editor for the residency market at HCPro, Inc.
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Since most institutions have a policy on using company computers for personal business, it would be unprofessional for educators or administrative personnel to be using Face Book to communicate with residents who, after all, are employees of their institution. There are also HIPAA policies to be considered, both on the resident’s behalf and the institution’s.
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