Utilization patterns of social media platforms for learning purposes among emergency medicine residents in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Background: Digital platforms' usage in medical education is pivotal worldwide. Despite the benefits and hazards of social media use in emergency medicine (EM) education, little is known about young medical residents\' attitudes and social media habits whe n they begin their EM careers. Objectives: The study aimed to estimate the utilization rates of different social media platforms for educational purposes by EM residents in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A focused revisit of this relationship between hand size and ventilation performance through manikin simulation testing of 122 emergency medical services professionals in Maryland evaluated the ventilator parameters of breath rate (BR), tidal volume (TV), and MV. Results: A total of 110 EM residents participated in the study. Data showed that the most used platforms for professional purposes were medical applications (29.1%), WhatsApp, and YouTube (20.0% and 16.4%), and the least used application was Instagram (0.9%). Medical applications were the most utilized platform for knowledge searching (61.8%). More than half of the participants (55.5%) believe that social media's impact on their knowledge and clinical skills is high/very high. There was no significant difference between males and females regarding the utilization pattern of social media platforms. Conclusion: EM residents consider social media a vital source of knowledge and skills required for their practice. Residents are aware of the benefits and harms of the professional use of social media platforms for medical education.