The surgical blog: An important supplement to traditional scientific literature - 26/09/19
, Minerva A. Romero Arenas b, ⁎ Abstract |
Background |
Blogging is a new and innovative means of information exchange in the surgical community. We examined the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) blog to understand its audience and most read content.
Methods |
Google Analytics was used to assess the AWS blog site data. A search was performed from February 2018 to February 2019. Demographic data, blog posts, and tags sorted by unique pageviews were recorded.
Results |
There were 31,221 unique pageviews during the search period. The AWS Blog readership was mostly women (75%), ages 25–44 years (70.3%). The three tags that elicited the most pageviews were “residency (16.95%),” “medical students (12.12%),” and “family life (10.38%).” The most read blog post was responsible for 9.7% of total pageviews.
Discussion & conclusion |
Most of the AWS Blog readership are young, women, and interested in content related to graduate and postgraduate medical education or family life. Blogging may be a good vehicle for topics not covered in traditional scientific literature.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Highlights |
• | AWS blog readers care about education, family, work-life integration, and respect. |
• | Blogs address issues not captured in traditional scientific literature. |
• | Blogs provide powerful platform for information-sharing in surgery. |
Keywords : WebLog, Social media, Surgical education, Academic surgery, Professional development, Women surgeons
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Vol 218 - N° 4
P. 792-797 - octobre 2019 Retour au numéro
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