Welcome to the MSV social media Rules of Engagement. The purpose of these guidelines is to set clear expectations when engaging with MSV using social media.

MSV will be communicating through the social media handle @MedSocietyVA. MSV social media and engagement will provide the support, expertise, and resources to help Virginia become the best place to practice medicine.

MSV will respond or acknowledge questions within 2-3 business days. Like many other offices, MSV is closed for major holidays and will respond when open.

MSV reserves the right to choose when to engage with followers but will never engage with a post that contains:

• Vulgar language
• Personal attacks of any kind
• Offensive comments of a general nature, including those that target or disparage any ethnic, racial, or religious group
• Spam or links to other sites
• Off-topic comments

Any of the aforementioned posts will be removed, and if warranted, forwarded to the appropriate authorities.

When you are tweeting, posting, or viewing our material, you are no longer on an official MSV website. Anything submitted via social media is susceptible to spam or hacking. If you post your personal information on our social media page, you accept the responsibility and risk.

Please do not post personal medical information or ask medical advice. Ask your doctor for medical and personal best practices for your health concerns or needs.

Currently, MSV has social media accounts with  Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn to engage. If it appears that MSV is engaging in outlets not previously mentioned – it is not us. Please do not engage or attempt to contact us on other social media outlets. We will let our community know when we expand our social media outreach.

If you have questions or information you would like shared, send all inquiries and comments through the MSV marketing team.