Doctors are posting swimsuit selfies on social media in response to a recent study that claims surgeons who share these kinds of images are “unprofessional.”
For the study, the researchers - who were mostly men - created fake social media accounts in order to check out accounts of recent surgery graduates.
They say pictures of the doctors with alcohol, or “inappropriate” attire like bathing suits or costumes is “potentially unprofessional content.” But a lot of doctors out there disagree and they’re not afraid to show it.
Many physicians and surgeons - both men and women - have been calling out the study, saying it’s “shaming” female doctors, and is sexist and that those kinds of photos don’t affect how a doctor does their job.
Female doctors are also using the hashtag #MedBikini and posting pictures of themselves proudly wearing bikinis, sometimes with a cocktail or glass or wine in their hand. People on Twitter, including doctors and medical students, are calling for the study to be retracted.
Since the backlash calling out the shaming study started, two of its authors, Thomas Cheng and Jeffrey Siracuse, have since tweeted identical apologies. They claim their “intent was to empower surgeons to be aware” and tweeted, “We are sorry that we made the young surgeons feel targeted and that we were judgemental.”
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