The battle and debacle on social media is on number of likes and shares. Without a doubt, influence peddlers, content providers, and other disruptors of the norms of information are on a “platform” to gain mileage, and obviously, financial compensation or remuneration for clout chasing.

While we know that these “trending” issues flood social media platforms on various issues (political, social, news, etc.), using the platforms to cross the ethical line of both data privacy and personal privacy has sparked dissatisfaction and outrage in the medical community. https://www.pep.ph/news/local/182253/medical-intern-films-cpr-intubation-procedure-a6904-20240809?s=d5jsptudch4obp8toud6almb6g

The latest in the unprofessional clout chasing was a medical intern from FEU who uploaded on TikTok sensitive issues about a patient in her string of tour of duty during a life and death situation of a patient. This comes after netizens bashed the “flatline nurse” from the University of Perpetual Help – Calamba in her TikTok video on her “day in the life of a nursing student”. https://www.pep.ph/news/local/182230/nursing-student-flatline-video-a6904-20240809-lfrm?ref=home_feed_1

There is a thin line between decency, empathy and respect among clout chasers. Using the medical field and the patients who they care for as “content” to gain “influence” is wrong in so many aspects and should not only be discouraged but sanctioned.

If this is the kind of thinking of these would-be health professionals today, imagine the kind of healthcare they would provide to patients when they are already licensed professionals.

They must not get away with their actions. Deleting the video is not enough. They should be taught a lesson that should not use their generational trend as an excuse for chasing clout.