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. 2021 Dec;15(6):958-976.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2021.09.004. Epub 2021 Sep 9.

A scoping review on adaptations of clinical education for medical students during COVID-19

Hyunmi Park  1 , Sunhee Shim  2 , Young-Mee Lee  3
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A scoping review on adaptations of clinical education for medical students during COVID-19

Hyunmi Park et al. Prim Care Diabetes. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

Rapid advances in clinical education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are taking place globally. This scoping review updated the educational strategies which could be applied by clinical educators in their practice to effectively maintain clinical attachment programs for medical students amidst public health crises. Almost all elements of clinical teaching were deliverable, whether it was online, onsite, virtual or blended, their educational effectiveness should be further examined. Increase in the number of telemedicine related publications were remarkable, and they could serve as a scalable model for future educational programs to be incorporated into the medical student curricula.

Keywords: COVID-19; Clinical education; Medical students; Online education; Telemedicine; Virtual platform.

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The PRISMA flow diagram for article identification. UGME: Under Graduate Medical Education. PGME: Post Graduate Medical Education.
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Country of origin of analysed papers.
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Medical specialties that reported clinical education developments. # Programs developed by medical schools.
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Kirkpatrick Level of programs reporting outcome data n = 27.
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Clinical competencies taught via telemedicine. The categorization of clinical competency was adapted from the AAMC (American Association of Medical Colleges) [66].
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