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Social Media and the Surgeon – The Indian Perspective


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1 Department of Surgery, Bankura Sammilani Medical College, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Surgery, NRS Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
     

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Social media has evolved into a basic organ system of common man including surgeons. We as surgeons need to engage ourselves in social media more systematically to reap its immense benefit as a professional. Though most of the users are conversant with social media interfaces, effective and tactical use is inadequate. It is the need of the hour that we adopt and transform ourselves professionally and use SM in a more desirable manner.

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Social media, surgeons, professional development
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Authors

Arjyma Banerji
Department of Surgery, Bankura Sammilani Medical College, West Bengal, India
Subhojit Mukherjee
Department of Surgery, Bankura Sammilani Medical College, West Bengal, India
Utpal De
Department of Surgery, NRS Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Abstract


Social media has evolved into a basic organ system of common man including surgeons. We as surgeons need to engage ourselves in social media more systematically to reap its immense benefit as a professional. Though most of the users are conversant with social media interfaces, effective and tactical use is inadequate. It is the need of the hour that we adopt and transform ourselves professionally and use SM in a more desirable manner.

Keywords


Social media, surgeons, professional development

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