The Virtual Team Member: Remote Engagement of Medical Students in COVID-19 Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical education abruptly changed in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting experiential learning in clinical clerkship as medical students were removed from direct patient interactions and care team participation. Re-configuring a hospital clinical rotation using virtual care platforms allowed students to re-engage in the clinical environment and actively participate in patient care.

Methods

During the height of the pandemic, we implemented a 4-week "virtual team member" (VTM) inpatient medicine elective for medical students in their second year and above to participate in acute patient care during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tasks included providing daily updates to patients and family members along and care coordination. Faculty experts in in

SUBMITTER: Yoon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8525619 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature