Abstract
Objective: To illustrate an experience obtained by medical students with telepsychiatry and the distance learning education as part of the activities of the medical internship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Experience report: The activities carried out by 74 medical students in several country municipalities in the state of Tocantins/Brazil within the medical internship are reported. The students were able to assist patients and mediate the contact between the psychiatric team offered by the university with the patient who often lives in a distant city, using telepsychiatry as a tool, in addition to conducting clinical discussions and feedback to the patient supervised by a preceptor through the distance learning education. During the internship the students identified and selected patients, performed previous anamnesis and accompanied psychiatric patients during teleconsultation in their respective municipalities, offering to the population several free consultations with specialists. Final considerations: This method allowed patients to have access to specialized psychiatric follow-up that some would hardly have in their county. Additionally, allowed the students to follow the patient's treatment and evolution over time, contributing to their learning and professional training, replacing the traditional methodology made impossible by COVID-19.