An Auxiliary Medical Education: The Evolution of a Medical Student-Founded Organization in Response to the COVID-19 Era Personal Protective Equipment Shortage.

ABSTRACT: At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many medical students were removed from clinical duties and had their education put on hold. Some found novel ways to join efforts to respond to the pandemic. Georgetown University School of Medicine medical students created Medical Supply Drive (MSD or MedSupplyDrive), a 501(c)(3), on March 17, 2020, in response to the national shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). This article reviews the formation of a national response to the pandemic, the methods employed to distribute PPE, and the results of MSD's work from March 17, 2020, through June 20, 2020. A focus was placed on equitable distribution, both within local regions and on the national scale, by distinguishing COVID-19 hotspots, including Native American reservations. As of June 20,

SUBMITTER: Sayyed A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8603433 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature