Twelve tips for developing and implementing a medical education Twitter chat. (3rd May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Admon, Andrew J.; Kaul, Viren; Cribbs, Sushma K.; Guzman, Elizabeth; Jimenez, Odalys; Richards, Jeremy B.
• Is Part Of: Medical teacher. Volume 42:Number 5(2020)
• Page Start: 500
• Page End: 506
• Publication Date: 2020-05-03
• Subjects: Medical education -- Periodicals; 610.711
• DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2019.1598553
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0142-159X

Abstract

Abstract: Live discussions on the social media site Twitter or Twitter chats are gaining popularity as powerful tools for engaging a broad audience in an interactive discussion. Medical education, in particular, is experiencing an increase in the use of this modality to support informal learning, as a means to encourage collaboration and share best practices, and as a platform for large-scale mentorship. Despite this growth in popularity, there are limited data to guide medical educators on the fundamentals of organizing a Twitter chat. In this Twelve Tips article, we discuss strategies relevant to potential Twitter chat organizers. We have arranged the tips chronologically, beginning with a discussion of initial considerations when planning and formulating a chat topic and publicizing the chat to potentially interested people and groups, followed by practical considerations while hosting the chat, and finally strategies for evaluating and extending a Twitter chat's impact.