Eine kürzliche Studie in First Monday (Justin M. Grimes, Paul T. Jaeger, Kenneth R. Fleischmann Medical students’ and residents’ use of online social networking tools: Implications for teaching professionalism in medical education) weist auf unprofessionelles Verhalten von Medizinstudenten und PJlern in sozialen Netzwerken (wie Facebook oder StudiVZ) hin. Das distanzlose Teilen von privatesten Informationen hat sehr wahrscheinlich Einfluß auf die medizinische Ausbildung und Karriere.

Medical educators need to become more involved in electronic social networking. One of the major findings of this study is that medical students and residents are using Facebook [unprofessionally]. Many medical students seem unaware of or unconcerned with the possible ramifications of sharing personal information in publicly available online profiles even though such information could affect their professional lives.