Med Students' Stupidity on Facebook

soozievt
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:17:32 +0000

toblin,
I do not see how this has to do with being politically correct. The point isn’t so much what these students do in their spare time or whether they should engage in such things. Nor is the point so much what their individual views are on life. The point is that before the advent of internet social networks such as facebook (or others), a med student would not go into an employment interview (let alone into a patient’s room) toting photos of themselves in these social or personal situations, or with written statements regarding their sexual life, politics, etc. They would have kept that private from employers and potential patients. So, why would they want to SHARE that information now in such a public fashion with those same people? Seems rather dumb to do. I imagine that my kids’ facebook pages are only avaiable to those whom they choose to share such personal information with and not potential employers or clients. So, it doesn’t matter to me the view or actions of these folks in their private life but it is pretty dumb for them to put it out there for anyone to see.