COVID-19 and medical education
Hanad Ahmed
Mohammed Allaf
Hussein Elghazaly
Published:March 23, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30226-7
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has rapidly transitioned into a worldwide pandemic. This development has had serious implications for public institutions and raises particular questions for medical schools. Frequent rotations between departments and hospitals make medical students potential vectors for COVID-19. Equally, as trainee doctors we stand to learn a tremendous amount and can contribute to the care of patients, particularly if the UK General Medical Council triggers article 18a of the Medical Student Act (1983).