Student Response Initiatives: A Case Study of COVID-19 at Washington University

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted medical education worldwide, leading medical students to organize response initiatives. This paper summarizes the Washington University Medical Student COVID-19 Response (WUMS-CR) and shares lessons to guide future initiatives. We used a three-principle framework of c...

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Autores principales: Chermside-Scabbo, Christopher J., Douglas, Katherine, Ghaznavi, Cyrus, Pollard, Bruin, Abada, Sharon, Goodman, Jared V., Migotsky, Nicole, Park, Kay, Sherburne, Haley, Coolman, Audrey, Aagaard, Eva M., Lawrence, Steven J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2021
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7872507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33585072
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40670-021-01225-x
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Sumario:The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted medical education worldwide, leading medical students to organize response initiatives. This paper summarizes the Washington University Medical Student COVID-19 Response (WUMS-CR) and shares lessons to guide future initiatives. We used a three-principle framework of community needs assessment, faculty mentorship, and partnership with pre-existing organizations to address needs in St. Louis, including contact tracing and childcare. In total, over 12,000 h were volunteered across 15+ projects. Overall, student response initiatives should use appropriate frameworks to guide projects and should capitalize on volunteer participation, speed and flexibility, and the diversity of student interests and skills for maximal impact.

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