Recently the Journal of the American Medical Association found that some doctors in training are posting unprofessional content online. Sure, there were the usual examples of drunkenness, drug use and other debauchery, but most concerning is that some people were posting revealing details about their patients online. In a couple of cases, there was enough clinical information posted to potentially identify the patient. So much for doctor-patient privilege.
Let this be a lesson to you: be careful what you tweet, Facebook, or blog about – it might hurt your professional aspirations.
Read more from the BBC.
