Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had an overwhelming impact on both clinical practices and learning environments. On March 17th, 2020, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation issued a statement recommending a "pause" in medical student participation in-person at clinical sites. In response, the Family Medicine Department at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine recognized the need to evolve the traditional curriculum and quickly transitioned to an online format, incorporating telemedicine into the clerkship. This new model enabled 44 third-year medical students to obtain high-quality, offsite, virtual education and learn new skills.
Highlights
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had an overwhelming impact on both clinical practices and learning environments
Following the discovery of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in China in December 2019, the disease caused by it, novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), spread rapidly via person-to-person transmission and, within weeks, cases were reported in the United States.[1,2]
The clerkship team and the Department of Family Medicine at Rowan SOM executed a substantial overhaul to the clerkship curriculum to implement telehealth and continue osteopathic medical students’ education during the COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Ravnit Kaur Bhatia*, DO, Danielle Cooley, DO, Philip B. DO, Jennifer Caudle, DO and Joshua Coren, DO, MBA.
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