RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Journal clubs in the digital age: Twitter for continuing professional development JF Future Hospital Journal JO Future Hosp J FD Royal College of Physicians SP 160 OP 166 DO 10.7861/futurehosp.4-3-160 VO 4 IS 3 A1 Eilidh McGinnigle A1 Rohin Francis A1 David R Warriner A1 Christopher J McAloon YR 2017 UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/4/3/160.abstract AB The departmental journal club (JC) is a well-established form of continuing professional development (CPD). Social media offers a range of interactive online platforms, allowing the traditional JC to move from a formal educational meeting with local health professionals to a digital platform with users across the world. The authors created the General Internal Medicine JC (@GIMJClub) on Twitter and following a year of activity retrospectively analysed the participation and impact of this medium of JC delivery. There were 61 different participants across different continents, specialties and levels who participated in the 12 JC sessions and sent 1,543 tweets in total. Factors that appeared to influence the success of an individual JC session included choosing diverse, topical papers to discuss and a wide range of hosts. This work demonstrates the success of a Twitter-based general internal medicine JC for CPD. @GIMJClub facilitated unique and diverse interactions not otherwise available.