Medical student remote eConsult participation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Undergraduate medical education was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As traditional clinical rotations were suspended, medical students quickly began alternative, novel educational experiences. Third-year medical students at an academic medical center were given the opportunity to join inpatient eConsult teams within the department of medicine. This study describes the development and implementation of this program as well as the experiences of student and faculty participants.

Methods

Student eConsult participation was rapidly developed and implemented within medical subspecialty teams in either infectious diseases (ID) or nephrology. Twelve third-year medical students and 15 subspecialty attendings participated in this program during an eight-week per

SUBMITTER: Kopp AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7897886 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature