Training the Next Generation of Care Providers: Focus on Telehealth

The rapid growth of telehealth for healthcare delivery has exposed the lack of training available in North America to prepare all levels of clinicians for this modality. Issues range from care coordination to legal and ethical implications to new ways of engaging patients. This article describes a comprehensive curriculum for telehealth training developed at Thomas Jefferson University. The core curriculum is intended for all levels of clinicians as telehealth facilitators and uses the Jefferson Interactive Curricula Experience (iCE) Platform and Application. A targeted curriculum has been developed for a fellowship in emergency medicine to prepare high level researchers and leaders in telehealth.