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Stalking Trainees' Social Media for Unprofessionalism? #medbikini Back At Ya

— Questionable tactics and shaming in journal paper set off a tweetstorm made for summer

Last Updated July 27, 2020
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A photo of a pink bikini and stethoscope laying at the edge of a pool

A , in which a group of young men trawled vascular surgeon trainees' social media accounts for purportedly "unprofessional" offenses related to profanity, alcohol, attire, and other, set off a backlash on Twitter.

The #medbikini hashtag called for female physicians to post their "professional swimwear":











Male physicians tweeted in #HeforShe support:



Some of the authors issued identical apologies:

Tweeps upped the ante:



Now the paper is being retracted with an apology from the journal: