Table 2.

Open ended resident responses regarding likes and dislikes about the Twitter feed

Positive remarks

Negative remarks; areas for improvement

‘I have just started using Twitter – was resistant, but have found it a great tool. Keeps me updated’. ‘No changes’ ‘Love it though took some time to catch on’ ‘I like that it's an easy way to read a pertinent article’. ‘Great way to update myself on things discussed at morning report and noon conference when I'm not able to go! And also a resource for article links and other useful additive material’. ‘It has freed my email from clusters ‘read this paper’ or ‘update from morning report’ – it allows me to learn at my own time’. ‘I like being able to easily find the articles and things we were discussing’. ‘Easy access to papers discussed during morning report/lunch talks’. ‘I like the links to useful info and articles’. ‘Bite size information’.

‘The reason that I don't go onto Twitter is that I feel like it's just another time distraction like Facebook. Even though it's for educational purposes, I know that I'd waste time looking at other Twitter feeds’. ‘Love it but would be great to have chats around images or cases!’ ‘Maybe ways teams can collaborate for patient care’. ‘I do not use twitter often enough for this to be useful’. ‘I was using my twitter, and was a good learning portal. But then my account got hacked, which deterred me from continual use’. ‘I also wish a mystery case was featured periodically’. ‘I wish there was more stuff posted more often!’ ‘I still have not joined – no comment’.