On Pause: How a Group of Medical Students Engaged with Their Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Health Care Poor Underserved
; 32(3): 1166-1172, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1369549
ABSTRACT
During academic clinical suspensions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of medical students in Washington, D.C. collaborated with a local federally qualified health center to launch a free COVID-19 testing site to increase access to testing in the community. The patients who accessed the testing site were predominantly Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino, some of whom were uninsured or without access to testing or a timely physician's referral. In this article, medical students reflect on their experiences at this testing site and provide commentary on how existing racial and socioeconomic health disparities have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. While under the extremely unusual circumstance of a suspension from their clinical rotations, medical students elaborate on the lessons learned from this experience and the continued work required to engage deeply in the issues of equality and racial justice now and in the future.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Medical
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Community Health Services
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COVID-19 Testing
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Health Care Poor Underserved
Journal subject:
Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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