Author(s)

Israel Espino-Gaucin^1*, Carlos Eduardo Rodríguez Rodríguez¹, Javier Ruiz Ávila², Javier Soto³, Catalina Ortiz Monasterio Ruge⁴, Rogelio Martinez Wagner⁵

¹Department of Plastic Surgery, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, Mexico City, México.
²Dermato-Oncologist and Medical Director of Dermedica, Mexico City, México.
³Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Cartagena Institute of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cartagena, Colombia.
⁴Mexican Faculty of Medicine, La Salle University, Mexico City, México.
⁵Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic, General Hospital “Dr. Manuel Gea González”, Mexico City, México.

Social networks have had a substantial impact on the current methods of professional development and practice within the health services industry. They have proven to have a wide range of suitable applications that facilitate communication, training, and medical practice. Currently, there are many web systems that allow people to have a public or semi-public profile, allowing the creation of shared connections with a list of users within the same system, which may vary in nature and terminology depending on the site in which it is used, shaping the concept of the social network. The purpose of this review is to highlight the usefulness of social media networks in academic medicine and its impact on health services.

Social Networks, Academic Medicine, Health Services

Espino-Gaucin, I. , Rodríguez, C. , Ávila, J. , Soto, J. , Ruge, C. and Wagner, R. (2020) Social Networks and Their Role in Current Medicine: An Indispensable Tool for Doctors. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 8, 15-25. doi: 10.4236/jbm.2020.88002.