Crumb Loni, Campbell Kendall M, Crowe Allison, Harris Janeé Avent, Acheampong Cassandra, Little Janae
From the Counselor Education Program, Department of Interdisciplinary Professions, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, Division of Academic Affairs, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, and the Office of Student Development and Academic Counseling, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
South Med J. 2020 Aug;113(8):368-371. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001124.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rapidly led to global human devastation, including multiple deaths, sicknesses, and financial reverberations across many individuals and communities. As COVID-19 gained its foothold in the United States, medical school administrators, faculty, and students had to undergo rapid change to mitigate the disease spread, putting all parties in dubious situations. Medical school administrators had to make swift and judicious decisions that would best serve the student body and the diverse patient population at clinical sites. Medical schools with students practicing in rural, remote regions with a dearth of healthcare resources have even more complicated decisions to make in these unprecedented times. We provide an overview of rapid decision-making processes that can be used by curriculum leaders and medical school administrators to continue to meet accreditation requirements while attempting to keep medical students safe and prepared for graduation in response to the COVID-19 health crisis.
2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）迅速给全球人类带来了灾难，包括许多个人和社区出现的多起死亡、患病情况以及经济影响。随着COVID-19在美国站稳脚跟，医学院管理人员、教职员工和学生不得不迅速做出改变以减缓疾病传播，这使各方都陷入了不确定的境地。医学院管理人员必须迅速做出明智的决策，以最好地服务学生群体以及临床实习点的多样化患者群体。对于那些有学生在医疗资源匮乏的农村偏远地区实习的医学院来说，在这些前所未有的时期做出决策则更为复杂。我们概述了一些快速决策流程，课程负责人和医学院管理人员可以使用这些流程，在试图保障医学生安全并为其毕业做好准备以应对COVID-19健康危机的同时，继续满足认证要求。
