Social Media Application as an Effective Learning-Teaching Module for Creating Awareness among Medical Practitioners Regarding the Legal Duties.

Abstract

Aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of social media app for creating awareness among medical practitioners regarding their legal responsibilities related to the medical profession.WhatsApp app was chosen for this study. A WhatsAppGroup of 30 volunteered medical practitioners was formed, and discussion was limited to various articles related to the legal duties of doctors in medical practice.Before the formation of a study,a pre-assessment test was taken of all participants with a peer-reviewed questionnaire, and after that, various study material circulated on the WhatsApp group along with an active discussion on the circulated study material for a period of one month. The post-assessment test was taken after one month, and the result was analyzed.It has been observed that social media apps like WhatsApp could be effective in teaching-learning methods for creating awareness on certain topics.