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Table 1 Characteristics of a novel inpatient eConsult experience

From: Medical student remote eConsult participation during the COVID-19 pandemic

Program Characteristics

Participants:

  Students (Survey Respondents) n = 11

N = 9 (81%)

  Faculty (Survey Respondents) n = 15

N = 8 (53%)

Students in Medical subspecialties:

  Infectious Diseases

N = 11

  Nephrology

N = 1

Student Characteristics

Previous in-person inpatient consultation experience:

  None

N = 2

  Less than 1 week

N = 0

  Between 1 week and 1 month

N = 6

  More than 1 month

N = 1

Previous telehealth experience:

  None

N = 5

  Less than 1 week

N = 0

  Between 1 week and 1 month

N = 3

  More than 1 month

N = 1

Location during eConsults:

  Off-campus secure location

N = 5

  On-campus, non-clinical space

N = 4

Duration of eConsult participation:

  Less than 1 week

N = 0

  1 week

N = 1

  2 weeks

N = 1

  3 weeks

N = 2

  4 weeks

N = 3

  5 weeks

N = 2

  More than 5 weeks

N = 0

Consult Characteristics:

 Total Notes

N = 126

 Unique Patients

N = 100

 Notes/Student

11.5

 Patients/Student

9.1