Opinion: Medical students called to the Covid-19 fight need support, protection
As the escalating Covid-19 pandemic puts increasing pressure on health systems, a shortage of medical personnel has hospitals looking toward unconventional sources t0 fill the gap. Some are bringing in retired physicians. Others are turning to medical students.
The New York University Grossman School of Medicine recently offered fourth-year medical students the option to graduate early to immediately join the health care workforce on temporary contracts. Other schools have followed suit, including the rest of the New York City schools, all of the Massachusetts programs, and others across the country.
