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How social networks benefit doctors

As a doctor, keeping updated on today’s medical news is essential; but staying focused on the cutting-edge of the medical and business world is not easy. An online group for doctors can help empower them to achieve their personal and professional goals, while having fun and making meaningful connections.

Sermo is the only dedicated online social space for doctors in the world—bringing together more than 1,300,000 triple-verified healthcare professionals, who are looking for and sharing the latest medical insights. By joining Sermo, you can improve your medical practice and grow your health professional network without applying to dozens of professional groups for physicians.

Sermo gives you access to the latest medical news so you can read, collaborate, and discuss with your fellow doctors anywhere. The easy-to-use platform provides access to exclusive content, while helping you keep a pulse on the latest happenings in the medical world.

The popularity of social media for medical consultants had been steadily and consistently growing; but in 2020—as COVID-19 completely changed the way the world communicated—the number of doctors engaging in social media grew exponentially. Sermo experienced an 83% increase in global unique logins on its platform alone—and a 24% increase in time spent on the site as HCPs desire a secure place for networking in healthcare.

When doctors were asked to compare physician-only social platforms against general social media, they said physician-only platforms offered more credibility, security, privacy, value of information, and allowed a better connectivity with peers, companies, and organisations.

“Sermo is an excellent tool for connecting colleagues and often helps us share our experiences and clarify diagnostic and therapeutic doubts.” —Sermo Member, Orthopedic Surgeon

The top 3 reasons doctors use social media professionally across all markets are:

1. Keeping informed on breaking medical news.
2. Connecting with peers.
3. Sharing medical insights.

There’s a reason that Sermo is the best medical network for physicians for healthcare professionals, and rapidly growing. The platform is designed to help you be the best doctor you can be, by providing access to thousands of patient cases and the largest drug ratings database in the world—featuring over 1 million ratings! With Sermo, you can give your patients a superior standard of medical care, while growing your professional network and taking your practice to the next level.

Discover the medical community that empowers today’s doctors

Sermo is the only healthcare professionals network exclusively for doctors. Sermo is unique in that it brings together all the aspects and functionality of traditional social media, and combines it with medical education. So, what can you do here that you can’t do on other medical social networks?

Connect globally

Across all doctor social networks, Sermo is the leader in global usage. More than 1,000,000 medical professionals have already made Sermo their ‘go-to’ physician social media platform. Sermo members are engaging over two million times per year with each other and counting.

The medical profession can be a lonely place, especially if you run your own practice. Even without running your own practice, the demands of a doctor’s job and lifestyle can be isolating. This physician association for medical practitioners acts as a meeting place for professionals from every corner of the medical world.

Earn for your insights

Earn money for participating in paid medical research studies and contributing insights to your peers’ current challenges. Just last year, Sermo members earned over £18 million collectively.

Solve patient cases

Ever need a second opinion on a tough patient case? We all do. There are 36,000+ cases solved each year on Sermo—and more than 50% of those posted are solved by members. You can achieve better patient outcomes with thousands of second opinions using Sermo’s doctor social network.

Rate drugs

Explore the world’s only and largest database of drug reviews, with over 1,000,000 ratings. There are hundreds of new ratings submitted every day. Share your specialty experiences to help improve treatment decisions globally.

Create an account to gain access to all that Sermo has to offer—and connect on the world’s best medical community for healthcare professionals today.

Sermo’s unique verification process 

Every doctor who signs up with Sermo is required to present evidence of their medical credentials.

This may include a picture of a badge from their place of employment or a copy of their GMC number and/or qualifications that contain a photo.

Sermo’s verification of new member credentials uses a combination of humans, data and technology to ensure every member is a licensed healthcare professional while making the process as easy as possible for new members.

Identification 

The next step in the process is to check that references from the healthcare provider registering match up with their submitted credentials.

Sermo requires a type of photo ID upon registration, such as a driving licence or a passport.

Registration is fast, but this extra step ensures that this platform contains information submitted exclusively by real, practicing medical consultants and practitioners.

Confirmation 

For physician networking that cares about the strength and validity of its community, Sermo makes a final check against a database to confirm the member is not already a member or banned from writing on the site for previous “bad behavior” in our communities.

Not only is this social network for doctors designed to be an educational place—it is also designed to be a safe place.

Unlike other medical networking options, Sermo has created a rigorous code of conduct to ensure that the quality of content and interaction remains high.

You can socialise anonymously with other members of our doctor association or build your personal profile. However you want to connect, Sermo maintains the integrity of this unique doctors networking platform through our credential-checking verification process.

How does Sermo keep member data secure and private?

We make every effort to ensure all sensitive medical information is private. Our site is SSL-encrypted and no individual identifying information about patients or physicians is ever revealed or shared. Additionally, members can choose to create an anonymous profile.

Join the online medical networking revolution now

Sermo is the secure online space for doctors that provides endless opportunities. Whether you want to learn more about starting your own practice or you have a tricky patient case you cannot solve alone, thousands of doctors are ready to offer insights, support, and even partnerships.

Educate yourself. Advance your professional knowledge. And have fun at the same time! Whether it’s joining peer-to-peer discussions, publishing new data, chiming in on posts, or hosting innovative video events—the opportunities to engage with your peers are abundant with Sermo. Create your Sermo account, share your credentials, and take your networking to the next level now. Discover how 1,000,000+ doctors are moving medicine forward one conversation at a time.