Training Medical Students as COVID-19 First Contact Responders: Integrating Telemedicine and Medical Education during a Health System Crisis in Sri Lanka

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Any healthcare system can face a crisis during an epidemic where the need for manpower exceeds the capacity. Medical students have the potential to be an asset in such situations, where the health sector, patients and the medical students themselves would benefit. ...

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COVID-19, Medical students, Telemedicine, Medical Education

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Karunathilake, I. M., Edirisinghe, E. A. S. T., Hettiarachchi, D., Perera, B. J. C., Hamdani, A., Kohombange, C., … Ragunathan, M. K. (2021). Training Medical Students as COVID-19 First Contact Responders: Integrating Telemedicine and Medical Education during a Health System Crisis in Sri Lanka. South-east Asian Journal of Medical Education, 15(2), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.4038/seajme.v15i2.378

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