Covid-19 crisis impact on the next generation of physicians: a survey of 800 medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many initiatives have emerged worldwide to handle the surge of hospitalizations during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In France, the University of Paris North called on its medical students, whose status makes them integral members of the healthcare staff, to volunteer in their capacity of medical students and/or as nurses/nursing aids in understaffed intensive care units and other Covid-19 services. We attempted to evaluate their commitment, whether the pandemic affected their certainty for the medical profession and career choices, and how they scored their sadness and anxiety levels.

Methods

The University of Paris North took a weekly official census of the involvement of 1205 4th-6th year medical students during the first lockdown in France. Six weeks after the lock

SUBMITTER: Passemard S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8511858 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature