Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T6 |
0-18 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2 WHAT WAS TRIED? |
T7 |
19-154 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Introducing medical students to virtual visits with patients as an alternative to real‐time patient contact during the COVID‐19 crisis. |
T8 |
155-349 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Shortly before the onset of the pandemic, our organisation had prioritised the implementation of ‘virtual visits’ using a proprietary video platform as a method of patient population management. |
T9 |
350-475 |
Sentence |
denotes |
With the onset of the pandemic in our region, these types of visit quickly became the standard format for out‐patient visits. |
T10 |
476-622 |
Sentence |
denotes |
We developed a pilot programme to see whether students in their family medicine clerkship would benefit from patient interactions in these visits. |
T11 |
623-810 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Telemedicine has become an increasingly adopted part of undergraduate medical training in the United States, 1 but had only been available on an elective basis at our school before this. |
T12 |
811-911 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Student volunteers were recruited from the cohort scheduled to begin their clerkship in early April. |
T13 |
912-1013 |
Sentence |
denotes |
They worked with clinical faculty conducting virtual visits individually or jointly with the faculty. |
T14 |
1014-1062 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Students worked remotely to ensure their safety. |
T15 |
1063-1201 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Patients were selected in advance and screened for their consent to participate and to ensure they had the appropriate virtual interfaces. |
T16 |
1202-1300 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Students were able to review charts in advance via their remote access to our EHR platform (Epic). |
T17 |
1301-1383 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Ongoing feedback was provided by text messages or by the chat function of the EHR. |
T18 |
1384-1523 |
Sentence |
denotes |
At the conclusion of the visit, students were able to document the visit in the chart, and this was reviewed and attested by the attending. |