A First Year Medical Student’s Perspective on Working in ICU during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought forth unprecedented times. Due to this, medical students of all abilities and competencies can play a meaningful part in patient’s treatment. Throughout medical school, teaching is focussed on the overarching clinical care needed – from medication to surgery. How...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought forth unprecedented times. Due to this, medical students of all abilities and competencies can play a meaningful part in patient’s treatment. Throughout medical school, teaching is focussed on the overarching clinical care needed – from medication to surgery. However, there are many other aspects of care required for patient’s recovery, such as personal care. Working as a healthcare assistant brings this to the forefront, particularly in an intensive care unit, during a pandemic. This allowed me to experience a different side of medicine and patient care, something I believe all medical students should see.
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b2bc1d3a9a0482ba84421fdeac49d102023-09-02T15:01:34ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghInternational Journal of Medical Students2076-63272020-12-018310.5195/ijms.2020.652A First Year Medical Student’s Perspective on Working in ICU during the COVID-19 PandemicErin McCabe0Hull York Medical School, United Kingdom The COVID-19 pandemic has brought forth unprecedented times. Due to this, medical students of all abilities and competencies can play a meaningful part in patient’s treatment. Throughout medical school, teaching is focussed on the overarching clinical care needed – from medication to surgery. However, there are many other aspects of care required for patient’s recovery, such as personal care. Working as a healthcare assistant brings this to the forefront, particularly in an intensive care unit, during a pandemic. This allowed me to experience a different side of medicine and patient care, something I believe all medical students should see. https://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/652Critical CareCOVID-19Intensive care unitAdult intensive care unitPatient careCoronavirus |
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| title | A First Year Medical Student’s Perspective on Working in ICU during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | A First Year Medical Student’s Perspective on Working in ICU during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | A First Year Medical Student’s Perspective on Working in ICU during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | A First Year Medical Student’s Perspective on Working in ICU during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | A First Year Medical Student’s Perspective on Working in ICU during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | first year medical student s perspective on working in icu during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | Critical Care COVID-19 Intensive care unit Adult intensive care unit Patient care Coronavirus |
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