%0 Journal Article %T The Usage of Social Networking Sites by Medical Students for Educational Purposes: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review %A Salman Y. Guraya %J Archive of "North American Journal of Medical Sciences". %D 2016 %R 10.4103/1947-2714.187131 %X Online social networking sites (SNSs) (e.g., Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube) have emerged as rapidly growing mechanisms to exchange personal and professional information among university students. This research aims to determine the medical students¡¯ extent of usage of SNSs for educational purposes %K Facebook %K LinkedIn %K medical education %K Myspace %K social media %K social networking sites %K Twitter %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4982355/