Should international medical electives to resource-poor countries continue during COVID-19? | Zendy

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Should international medical electives to resource-poor countries continue during COVID-19?

Author(s) -

David McMaster,

Munashe Veremu,

Kpanna M Jonas

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taaa071

Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , workforce , pandemic , health care , resource (disambiguation) , healthcare system , medline , medical education , economic growth , virology , computer network , disease , pathology , outbreak , computer science , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , economics

Medical students on elective offer a workforce that may become essential when local healthcare services in resource-limited countries become overwhelmed. We argue they should not be cancelled, and instead should be offered on a voluntary basis to allow students the opportunity to support struggling health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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