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Abstract
Dismissal from residency is most commonly because of unprofessional conduct rather
than cognitive failure. Disciplinary action by medical boards has also been associated
with prior unprofessional behavior during medical school. Facebook is a social media
network that has become ubiquitous in recent years and has the potential to offer
an unvarnished view into the lives of residents using a public forum that is open
to the public and program directors alike. The aim of this study was to evaluate the
publically available Facebook profiles of surgical residents to determine the incidence
and degree of unprofessional conduct.