biostudies-literatureUnknown17(7)McFadden S<h4>Background</h4>Coronavirus disease 2019 has impacted upon the role and safety of healthcare workers, with the potential to have a lasting effect on their wellbeing. Limited research has been conducted during previous pandemics exploring how student healthcare workers are impacted as they study and train for their professional careers.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of the current study was to examine the specific impact of COVID-19 on the academic, clinical and personal experiences of healthcare students.<h4>Method</h4>Undergraduate students across three year groups within the School of Health Sciences at Ulster University completed online Qualtrics surveys at three timepoints during one academic year (2020/2021). Quantitative survey data was downloaded from Qualtrics into SPSS Version 25 foPloS onee0271873https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9328508biostudies-literatureAcademic, clinical and personal experiences of undergraduate healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study.PMC9328508Guille SBreen CHanratty CHughes CDuffy OJones AMarley JRamsey LShepherd PO'Neill BKerr DMcFadden SDaly-Lynn JfalseAcademic, clinical and personal experiences of undergraduate healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study.<h4>Background</h4>Coronavirus disease 2019 has impacted upon the role and safety of healthcare workers, with the potential to have a lasting effect on their wellbeing. Limited research has been conducted during previous pandemics exploring how student healthcare workers are impacted as they study and train for their professional careers.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of the current study was to examine the specific impact of COVID-19 on the academic, clinical and personal experiences of healthcare students.<h4>Method</h4>Undergraduate students across three year groups within the School of Health Sciences at Ulster University completed online Qualtrics surveys at three timepoints during one academic year (2020/2021). Quantitative survey data was downloaded from Qualtrics into SPSS Version 25 fo2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-05T11:51:10.087Z2022-08-07T08:11:48.017ZS-EPMC93285083589573010.1371/journal.pone.0271873