Social Media Policies

Many institutions are talking about developing a social media policy.

Here's a brief list - please add to it!

The following academic medical centers have made theirs available online.

• University of Kansas Medical Center: Tips on Social Networking http://www.kumc.edu/studenthandbook/general.html#socialnetwork
• Vanderbilt: Social Media Policy and Guidelines http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=socialmediatoolkit&doc=26923
• Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine: Social Media Policy: http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/communications/brand/social-media/index.html
• Mayo Clinic: Social Media Participation Guidelines http://sharing.mayoclinic.org/guidelines/for-mayo-clinic-employees/

Also, see this article: http://www.med-ed-online.net/index.php/meo/article/view/5324 Social Media Policies at US Medical Schools (Med Ed Online 2010) for those medical schools that have policies online about social media use for their students.