Around 25 percent of U.S. medical students "almost never" attend in-person classes, while 14.2 percent "almost never" attend virtual classes, according to a new report from the Association of American Medical Colleges, which polled over 12,000 medical students during the 2022 school year.
How often medical students attend in-person and virtual courses and lectures:
In-person pre-clerkship courses and lectures
Almost never: 25 percent
Occasionally: 21.2 percent
Somewhat often: 12.4 percent
Often: 11.1 percent
Most of the time: 30.4 percent
Virtual pre-clerkship courses and lectures
Almost never: 14.2 percent
Occasionally: 14.5 percent
Somewhat often: 11.8 percent
Often: 17.1 percent
Most of the time: 42.5 percent