Facebook misconduct: Med students cross line

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Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:40:33 +0000

"CHICAGO - From Facebook to YouTube to personal blogs, future doctors are crossing the line — and getting in trouble.

A new study finds most medical school deans surveyed said they were aware of students posting unprofessional content online, including photos of drug paraphernalia and violations of patient privacy. Some infractions resulted in warnings, others in being expelled.

The survey cited a handful of examples. In one, a student posted identifying patient details on Facebook. Another requested an inappropriate friendship with a patient on the site. Others used profanity, according to the deans.
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“The number we found was higher than we expected,” said Dr. Katherine Chretien of the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center, the study’s lead author. “And these are the incidents that made it to the attention of the deans. This is the tip of the iceberg.”"

Full article: [Facebook misconduct: Med students cross line - Health care- msnbc.com](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32972597/ns/health-health_care/)

Not sure if this is where this should be, but I was wondering people’s opinions?

I’m a little surprised - I kind of expect med students to be a little more behaved with these things I guess, seeing as how they’re spending so much money and worked hard to get to med school…