Five years of #MedRadJClub: An impact evaluation of an established twitter journal club
| Title: | Five years of #MedRadJClub: An impact evaluation of an established twitter journal club |
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| Authors: | Amanda Bolderston, Kim Meeking, Bev Snaith, Julia Watson, Adam Westerink, Nick Woznitza |
| Source: | Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Vol 69, Iss 2, Pp 165-173 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: | Wiley, 2022. |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine |
| Subject Terms: | Education, internationality, radiography, social media, twitter, Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine, R895-920 |
| More Details: | Abstract Introduction Twitter journal clubs are a relatively new adaptation of an established continuing professional development (CPD) activity within healthcare. The medical radiation science (MRS) journal club ‘MedRadJClub’ (MRJC) was founded in March 2015 by a group of academics, researchers and clinicians as an international forum for the discussion of peer‐reviewed papers. To investigate the reach and impact of MRJC, a five‐year analysis was conducted. Methods Tweetchat data (number of participants, tweets and impressions) for the first five years of MRJC were extracted and chat topics organised into themes. Fifth anniversary MRJC chat tweets were analysed and examples of academic and professional outputs were collated. Results A total of 59 chats have been held over five years with a mean of 41 participants and 483,000 impressions per hour‐long synchronous chat. Ten different tweetchat themes were identified, with student engagement/preceptorship the most popular. Eight posters or oral presentations at conferences, one social media workshop and four papers have been produced. Qualitative analysis revealed five core themes relating to the perceived benefits of participation in MRJC: (1) CPD and research impact, (2) professional growth and influencing practice, (3) interdisciplinary learning and inclusion, (4) networking and social support and (5) globalisation. Conclusion MRJC is a unique, multi‐professional, global community with consistent engagement. It is beneficial for both CPD, research engagement, dissemination and socialisation within the MRS community. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2051-3909 2051-3895 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2051-3895; https://doaj.org/toc/2051-3909 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jmrs.569 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/03395a052fb04027a6f859f38abfbea1 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.03395a052fb04027a6f859f38abfbea1 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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