Experiencia de teleasistencia de los estudiantes de externado gestión productiva 3.3 de la carrera de medicina de la Universidad Técnica Particular Loja durante la emergencia de COVID-19

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Abstract: The COVID-19 outbreak impacted medical education by preventing clinical internships for students, consequently, teaching had to be adapted to comply with the curriculum and the syllabus of the medical career. The objective of this work is analyzing the experience of the students enrolled in the subject Gestión Productiva 3.3 from Medical School at Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja regarding telemedicine during the health emergency due to COVID-19, in the academic period between April and August of 2020. A descriptive observational study is presented, whose population consisted of 41 fifth-year students who surveyed to assess the level of acquisition of skills and the level of satisfaction with respect to this activity. The results showed an adequate acquisition of competences through Medical Telecare; a satisfactory attitude towards this modality; and, a low probability of recommending continuing with the activity. This demonstrates the practicality an applicability of telemedicine in the future, providing students with skills in the area of digital technology in patient care.