No studies have looked specifically at the presence of surgeons on Twitter. If their usage is similar to that of oncologists and primary care doctors—the only two groups to have had their social media usage studied in a scientifically rigorous way—one survey suggests about 7% of clinicians use Twitter as part of their lifelong learning, 37% reported that they never plan to use Twitter as part of their lifelong learning and about 50% are on the fence, said Brian McGowan, PhD, a research scientist who specializes in medical education and author of the study (J Med Internet Res 2012;14:e117).
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