Pharmacy Students' Facebook Activity and Opinions Regarding Accountability and E-Professionalism

American Journal of Pharmaceutical EducationPublished 1 September 2009Open access

Jeff Cain, Doneka R. Scott, Paige Akers

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TL;DR

Incoming first-year pharmacy students' Facebook usage is consistent with that of the general college student population and attitudes toward accountability for information supplied via social networking emphasize the need for e-professionalism training of incoming pharmacy students.

Abstract

There is high social media usage among pharmacy students and many do not fully comprehend the issues that arise from being overly transparent in online settings. Attitudes toward accountability for information supplied via social networking emphasize the need for e-professionalism training of incoming pharmacy students.

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Social SciencesHealth ProfessionsComputer Science

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