Asian perspectives on volunteering at the frontlines for medical students

Following the spread of COVID-19 in early 2020, many countries, including Singapore, rapidly suspended student involvement in direct patient care activities and converted clinical training to online modes (Kachra & Brown, 2020). Scepticism of the value of RCCE, ethical concerns about the safety...

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Published in:Asia Pacific Scholar (Online) 2021-10, Vol.6 (4), p.148-149
Main Authors: Tam, Wai Jia, Hemavathi, Divya, Pang, Tikki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Education policy
Medical education
Medical students
Pandemics
Volunteers
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Summary:Following the spread of COVID-19 in early 2020, many countries, including Singapore, rapidly suspended student involvement in direct patient care activities and converted clinical training to online modes (Kachra & Brown, 2020). Scepticism of the value of RCCE, ethical concerns about the safety and uncoerced, voluntary participation of students, political concerns to manage public fear of community spread through medical students, and educational and practical barriers to coordinating medical training with on-ground efforts contributed to the impediment of the mobilization of medical students in frontline efforts at the start of the pandemic. Medical student volunteers in the NHS. https://www.medschools.ac.uk/news/msc-issues-statement-of-expectation-for-medical-student-volunteers-in-the-nhs Wai Jia Tam, Divya Hemavathi & Tikki Pang Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
ISSN:2424-9335
2424-9270
DOI:10.29060/TAPS.2021-6-4/LE2545