Unmuting Medical Students' Education: Utilizing Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, medical schools have paused traditional clerkships, eliminating direct patient encounters from medical students' education for the immediate future. Telemedicine offers opportunities in a variety of specialties that can augment student educati...

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Published in:Journal of medical Internet research 2020-07, Vol.22 (7), p.e19667-e19667
Main Authors: Iancu, Ariella Magen, Kemp, Michael Thomas, Alam, Hasan Badre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Augmentation
Betacoronavirus
Communication
Computerized physician order entry
Core curriculum
Coronavirus Infections
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Curricula
Curriculum
Education, Medical
Electronic health records
Health care
Humans
Learning
Licenses
Literacy
Medical education
Medical schools
Medical students
Pandemics
Pathology
Patients
Pneumonia, Viral
SARS-CoV-2
Students, Medical
Teaching
Telemedicine
Viewpoint
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Summary:Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, medical schools have paused traditional clerkships, eliminating direct patient encounters from medical students' education for the immediate future. Telemedicine offers opportunities in a variety of specialties that can augment student education during this time. The projected growth of telemedicine necessitates that students learn new skills to be effective providers. In this viewpoint, we delineate specific telehealth opportunities that teach core competencies for patient care, while also teaching telemedicine-specific skills. Schools can further augment student education through a variety of telemedicine initiatives across multiple medical fields. The explosion of telemedicine programs due to the pandemic can be a catalyst for schools to integrate telemedicine into their current curricula. The depth and variety of telemedicine opportunities allow schools to continue providing high-quality medical education while maintaining social distancing policies.
ISSN:1438-8871
1439-4456
1438-8871
DOI:10.2196/19667