Telemedicine experience of NYC Internal Medicine residents during COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic challenged the resilience of public health, including diagnostic testing, antiviral development and transmission prevention. In addition, it also affected the medical education of many residents and learners throughout the country. Historically, physicians undergoing their residency training were not involved in telemedicine. However, in response to the challenges faced due to COVID-19, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) released a provision in May 2020 to allow residents to participate in telemedicine.

Method

Lincoln Medical Center, located in the South Bronx of New York City, currently has 115 Internal Medicine residents, and telemedicine clinic visits have been conducted by residents since June 2020. An anonym

SUBMITTER: Chiu CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7869991 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature