| Autor: |
Flotte TR; T.R. Flotte is professor of pediatrics, the Celia and Isaac Haidak Professor, executive deputy chancellor, provost, and dean, School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts., Larkin AC; A.C. Larkin is associate professor of surgery and senior associate dean of educational affairs, School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts., Fischer MA; M.A. Fischer is professor of medicine, associate dean for undergraduate medical education, simulation, and curriculum innovation, School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts., Chimienti SN; S.N. Chimienti is associate professor of medicine, vice provost for student life and enrollment management, and associate dean for student affairs, School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts., DeMarco DM; D.M. DeMarco is professor of medicine, senior associate dean for clinical affairs, and associate dean for graduate medical education, School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts., Fan PY; P.Y. Fan is professor and vice chair of medicine, School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts., Collins MF; M.F. Collins is professor of population and quantitative health sciences, professor of medicine, and senior vice president for the health sciences, School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts, and chancellor, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts. |
| Abstrakt: |
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges and opportunities for medical schools in the United States. In this Invited Commentary, the authors describe a unique collaboration between the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), the only public medical school in the state; the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC); and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Through this partnership, UMMS was able to graduate fourth-year medical students 2 months early and deploy them to UMMMC to care for patients and alleviate workforce shortages during the COVID-19 surge, which peaked in Massachusetts in April 2020. The authors describe how they determined if students had fulfilled graduation requirements to graduate early, what commencement and the accompanying awards ceremony looked like this year as virtual events, the special emergency 90-day limited license these new graduates were given to practice at UMMMC during this time, and the impact these new physicians had in the hospital allowing residents and attendings to be redeployed to care for COVID-19 patients. |
