Social Media in Radiology: Overview and Usefulness of Online Professional #SoMe Profiles

Social media is a ubiquitous part of society and used by many healthcare professionals, including radiologists. This article prepared by the 2019-2020 Radiology Research Alliance Social Media Task Force presents different uses and benefits of an online professional social media profile. Physician and healthcare-specific issues along with popular platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube are used to explore topics including education, branding, research, mentorship, promotion, and leadership. From the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Diagnostic Radi-ology, 1542 Tulane Avenue, Room 343, New Orleans, Louisiana (B.S., E.P., J.F., R.D.); Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, Missouri (D.H.B., P.M.); Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Hershey, Pennsylvania (N.L.); University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate, Springfield, Massachusetts (T.C.); Eastern Virginia Medical School, Radiology, Norfolk, Virginia (C.D.); University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin (M.D.M., L.M.G.); Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington (H.H.R.K.); Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 500 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York (D.C.); University of Maryland Medical Center, Balti-more, Maryland (O.A.). Received November 28, 2019; revised March 10, 2020; accepted March 12, 2020. Address correspondence to: Bradley Spieler MD

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This article explores the various uses and benefits of online professional social media profiles for healthcare professionals, covering topics such as education, branding, research, mentorship, promotion, and leadership. It also details the affiliations and contact information of the authors.