Pathologists "have enrolled in social media...but have not fully engaged...They ask ‘that’s it? So what now?'’’ This.

Michael J. Misialek and Timothy Craig Allen (2016) You're On Social Media! So Now What?. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine: May 2016, Vol. 140, No. 5, pp. 393-393.

EDITORIAL

You're On Social Media! So Now What?

Michael J. Misialek , MD; Timothy Craig Allen , MD, JD

From the Department of Pathology, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Massachusetts (Dr Misialek);

and the Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston (Dr Allen).

"As a result of both individual and group efforts, including the College of American Pathologists’ promotion of social media in its annual meetings and its educational endeavors, many pathologists have enjoyed social media as a tool for sharing professional insights, educating about disease, and influencing policy. Many other pathologists have enrolled in social media, perhaps out of curiosity or at the prompting of colleagues, but have not fully engaged, or they initially engaged but did not see enough value to follow up. They ask 'that’s it? So what now?'’’