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Medical students reckless on Internet, sometimes at patients' expense

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/22/medical.students.internet/index.html?iref=newssearch



In 2007, a resident surgeon snapped a picture of a patient's tattoo the words Hot Rod on his penis -- and shared it with colleagues, making international news when the story was leaked to the press. At least the resident didn't post the picture on the Internet.

60 percent of medical schools have had students post inappropriate or unprofessional information on the Web, according to a study in the September 23/30 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.