The professional obligations of medical students in COVID-19 Responses

by Amal Cheema “When pestilence prevails, it is [a physician’s] duty to face the danger, and to continue their labors for the alleviation of suffering, even at the jeopardy of their own lives.” Baker, R., A. Caplan et al. 1999 The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the course and experience of medical training for thousands of students. Many, if not all, medical schools have moved classes entirely online, postponing anatomy labs and clinical skills classes. Heeding the guidance of the Association of American Medical Colleges, allopathic schools have canceled all rotations.…
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