Telemedicine curriculum in undergraduate medical education: a systematic search and review

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作者
Budakoglu, Isil Irem [1 ]
Sayilir, Mustafa Unal [2 ]
Kiyak, Yavuz Selim [1 ]
Coskun, Ozlem [1 ]
Kula, Serdar [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Gazi Univ, Dept Med Educ & Informat, Fac Med, Ankara, Turkey
[2] Gazi Univ, Fac Med, Ankara, Turkey
[3] Gazi Univ, Inst Informat, Dept Informat, Ankara, Turkey
[4] Gazi Univ, Dept Pediat Cardiol, Fac Med, Ankara, Turkey
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Telemedicine; Curriculum; Medical education; Undergraduate; TOOL; PERSPECTIVES; EXPERIENCE; STUDENTS;
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10.1007/s12553-021-00559-1
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摘要
The number of patient-doctor appointments carried out using telemedicine has surpassed in-person appointments. In spite of this, it is unclear that telemedicine curricula in undergraduate medical education reflect the real importance by means of the effectiveness of these approaches. We aimed to systematically search and review the studies that are on undergraduate telemedicine curricula. We searched the Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus using the keywords such as telemedicine, medical education, and curriculum. Our search was limited to publication dates between January 1, 2000, and February 1, 2020. We elicited the information of the curricula as to their countries, participants, aims or objectives, teaching methods, and evaluation of effectiveness. We also evaluated the quality of the studies using the Joanna Briggs Institute Qualitative Appraisal and Review Instrument. Out of 461 studies, seven articles were selected based on selection criteria for further review. The studies were mostly from the USA. The participant numbers were between seven and 268. There were several modes of delivery but lectures and patient encounters were used mostly. In four studies, the effectiveness was evaluated only by using satisfaction surveys, and the results were satisfactory. A study reported the acquisition and application of skills as a result. There is no well-established telemedicine curriculum in the undergraduate years. The methods vary but the effectiveness of the educational programs does not have a robust evidence base. It is evident that undergraduate medical education needs a curriculum backed by strong scientific data on its effectiveness.
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