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Key Literature in Medical Education (KeyLIME) is a weekly podcast produced by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

We bring you the main points of a medical education article in under half a hour! Articles that are important, innovative, or will impact your educational practice are discussed. Earn MOC credits under Section 2 for each podcast.  

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Mar 29, 2016

In this episode: Linda Snell presents a paper on positive effects of social media on medical students. Length: 22:20 min

Authors: Chretien KC, Tuck MG, Simon M, Singh LO, Kind T.

Publication details: A Digital Ethnography of Medical Students who Use Twitter for Professional Development. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2015 Nov;30(11):1673-80. PubMed Link 

View the abstract here

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