Social-media-enabled learning in emergency medicine: a case study of the growth, engagement and impact of a free open access medical education blog

Background Clinicians are increasingly using social media for professional development and education. In 2012, we developed the St.Emlyn’s blog, an open access resource dedicated to providing free education in the field of emergency medicine. Objective To describe the development and growth of this international emergency medicine blog. Method We present a narrative description of the development of St.Emlyn’s blog. Data on scope, impact and...