P03.03. Facebook use and professionalism among CAM students
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Purpose Social media sites such as Facebook have become a popular way for students to interact, share, and communicate. Studies have found incidents of unprofessional social media use such as posting of protected information or inappropriate photos in both medical and pharmacy students, which has raised concern in healthcare educational settings. To our knowledge, there have been no studies investigating social media use among complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) students.
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