Table 4.
Prior social media use as residency applicants.
| Platform | Total | High use trainees | Low use trainees | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Used any platform | ||||
| Yes | 21.0% (33) | 24.8% (29) | 10.0% (4) | 0.070 |
| No | 79.0% (124) | 75.2% (88) | 90.0% (36) | |
| Yes | 45.5% (15) | 48.3% (14) | 25.0% (1) | 0.607 |
| No | 54.5% (18) | 51.7% (15) | 75.0% (3) | |
| Yes | 57.6% (19) | 55.2% (16) | 75.0% (3) | 0.620 |
| No | 42.4% (14) | 44.8% (13) | 25.0% (1) | |
| Yes | 51.5% (17) | 55.2% (16) | 25.0% (1) | 0.335 |
| No | 48.5% (16) | 44.8% (13) | 75.0% (3) | |
| Snapchat | ||||
| Yes | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | NA |
| No | 100.0% (33) | 100.0% (29) | 100.0% (4) | |
| TikTok | ||||
| Yes | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | NA |
| No | 100.0% (33) | 100.0% (29) | 100.0% (4) | |
| YouTube | ||||
| Yes | 12.1% (4) | 13.8% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.000 |
| No | 87.9% (29) | 86.2% (25) | 100.0% (4) | |
| Yes | 3.0% (1) | 3.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1.000 |
| No | 97.0% (32) | 96.6% (28) | 100.0% (4) | |
| ResearchGate | ||||
| Yes | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | NA |
| No | 100.0% (33) | 100.0% (29) | 100.0% (4) | |
| Yes | 9.1% (3) | 10.3% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 1.000 |
| No | 90.9% (30) | 89.7% (26) | 100.0% (4) | |
| Used social media to understand | ||||
| Educational environment | ||||
| Yes | 60.6% (20) | 58.6% (17) | 75.0% (3) | 1.000 |
| No | 39.4% (13) | 41.4% (12) | 25.0% (1) | |
| Social environment | ||||
| Yes | 84.8% (28) | 86.2% (25) | 75.0% (3) | 0.500 |
| No | 15.2% (5) | 13.8% (4) | 25.0% (1) | |
| Faculty | ||||
| Yes | 42.4% (14) | 37.9% (11) | 75.0% (3) | 0.288 |
| No | 57.6% (19) | 62.1% (18) | 25.0% (1) | |
| Residents | ||||
| Yes | 84.8% (28) | 86.2% (25) | 75.0% (3) | 0.500 |
| No | 15.2% (5) | 13.8% (4) | 25.0% (1) |