So intense training, huge debts, and huge income don't make you an adult?
Not even doctors are immune from inappropriate social media posts. Young doctors often have "unprofessional" or offensive content on their Facebook profiles, a new study suggests.
The study, of newly graduated urologists, found that nearly three-quarters had publicly identifiable Facebook profiles. And 40 percent of them contained unprofessional or "potentially objectionable" content.
That ranged from profanity and images of drunkenness, to clear violations of medical ethics -- such as divulging a patient's health information.
The researchers said the findings add to concerns over how doctors' social media use -- if not thought out -- could potentially erode patients' trust.
"I think we all have a role to play in making sure the high standards of patient confidentiality and the doctor-patient relationship are upheld," said lead researcher Dr. Kevin Koo.