The Use and Teaching of Telemedicine in Allergy/Immunology Training Programs.

🤖 Plain-English Summary

The use of telemedicine has greatly increased since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Benefits of telemedicine in Allergy/Immunology training include enhanced immunology training, home environment monitoring, and flexibility to reduce physician burnout while disadvantages include limited physical examination skill building and lack of a standardized curriculum.

🔑 Key Findings

• This review discusses the types of telemedicine, current telehealth curricula in medical education, and benefits and disadvantages of incorporation of telemedicine into Allergy/Immunology training programs.
• The majority of Allergists/Immunologists use telemedicine in their clinical practice with leaders in graduate medical education recommending inclusion of telemedicine in training.
• Fellows-in-training reported that use of telemedicine in Allergy/Immunology training during the pandemic mitigated some concerns for lack of adequate clinical experience.

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