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Article: Pharmacy Students' Facebook Activity and Opinions Regarding Accountability and E-Professionalism
- Article from:
- American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
- Article date:
- November 1, 2009
- Author:
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Objective. To assess pharmacy students' Facebook activity and opinions regarding accountability and e-professionalism and determine effects of an e-professionalism education session on pharmacy students' posting behavior.
Methods. A 21-item questionnaire was developed, pilot-tested, revised, and administered to 299 pharmacy students at 3 colleges of pharmacy. Following a presentation regarding potential e-professionalism issues with Facebook, pharmacy students with existing profiles answered an additional question concerning changes in online posting behavior.
Results. Incoming first-year pharmacy students' Facebook usage is consistent with that of the general college student population. ...