PMID- 32294025
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210514
LR  - 20210514
IS  - 1556-3669 (Electronic)
IS  - 1530-5627 (Linking)
VI  - 27
IP  - 1
DP  - 2021 Jan
TI  - Lack of Telemedicine Training in Academic Medicine: Are We Preparing the Next 
      Generation?
PG  - 62-67
LID - 10.1089/tmj.2019.0287 [doi]
AB  - Background: Telemedicine focuses on providing medical care to patients in remote 
      locations using telecommunication technologies. It has been shown to be 
      cost-effective, improve health outcomes, and enhance patient satisfaction. This 
      study examines the extent to which medical students and resident physicians are 
      exposed to telemedicine during training. Materials and Methods: The authors 
      accessed the American College of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Residency 
      Milestones from specialties and subspecialties mentioned in the 2018 Milestones 
      National Report and searched for key terms, including "Technology," 
      "Telemedicine," "Telehealth," "EMR," "Electronic Medical Record," "EHR," 
      "Electronic Health Record," "Electronics," and "Social Media." The authors also 
      accessed the 2018 American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) "Curriculum 
      Inventory and Reports" to retrieve data from surveys of medical schools that 
      included telemedicine in required courses and electives for medical students from 
      2013 to 2018. Results: From the 104 ACGME specialty milestones, only one 
      specialty (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) mentioned telehealth in its ACGME 
      Milestone document. According to the AAMC data the number of medical schools 
      surveyed increased every academic year from 140 in 2013/2014 to 147 in 2017/2018, 
      telemedicine education in medical school increased significantly from 41% in 
      2013/2014 to 60% in 2017/2018 (p = 0.0006). However, the growth in telemedicine 
      education plateaued from 56% in 2015/2016 to 60% in 2017/2018 (p = 0.47). 
      Conclusion: Familiarizing medical students with telemedicine is essential; the 
      next generation of health care providers should be equipped with knowledge of 
      telemedicine as a valuable skill to serve populations that do not have direct 
      access to quality medical care. Methods of implementing telemedicine education 
      into more medical schools and residency programs merits further study.
FAU - Pourmand, Ali
AU  - Pourmand A
AD  - Emergency Medicine Department, George Washington University School of Medicine 
      and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
FAU - Ghassemi, Mateen
AU  - Ghassemi M
AD  - Emergency Medicine Department, George Washington University School of Medicine 
      and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
FAU - Sumon, Kazi
AU  - Sumon K
AD  - Emergency Medicine Department, George Washington University School of Medicine 
      and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
FAU - Amini, Saeid B
AU  - Amini SB
AD  - Emergency Medicine Department, George Washington University School of Medicine 
      and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
FAU - Hood, Colton
AU  - Hood C
AD  - Emergency Medicine Department, George Washington University School of Medicine 
      and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
FAU - Sikka, Neal
AU  - Sikka N
AD  - Emergency Medicine Department, George Washington University School of Medicine 
      and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200415
PL  - United States
TA  - Telemed J E Health
JT  - Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American 
      Telemedicine Association
JID - 100959949
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Child
MH  - Clinical Competence
MH  - Curriculum
MH  - Education, Medical, Graduate
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Internship and Residency
MH  - *Students, Medical
MH  - *Telemedicine
MH  - United States
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - AAMC
OT  - ACGME
OT  - medical residency
OT  - medical school
OT  - technology
OT  - telehealth
OT  - telemedicine
EDAT- 2020/04/16 06:00
MHDA- 2021/05/15 06:00
CRDT- 2020/04/16 06:00
PHST- 2020/04/16 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/05/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/04/16 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1089/tmj.2019.0287 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Telemed J E Health. 2021 Jan;27(1):62-67. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2019.0287. Epub 2020 
      Apr 15.