Using a Facebook group to facilitate faculty-student interactions during preclinical medical education: a retrospective survey analysis

Table 2 Qualitative analysis of open-response survey questions

Themes	Codes	Frequency
Rapport with faculty	1a) Informal, personal communication and enhanced relationship with faculty	43
Rapport with faculty	1b) Accessibility of faculty via Facebook	11
Usability and function	2a) Fast, easy, efficient, and convenient platform	19
	2b) Thread-based discussion format	16
	2c) Facebook already used regularly	6
Redundancy	3) Duplication of announcements sent via email	4

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