What just happened? Student perspectives on health promotion placements during COVID-19.

This study affirmed that working virtually has a comparable capacity to foster positive, pre-professional identity and thinking more as a practitioner, despite the absence of a face-to-face setting. SO WHAT?: Findings revealed (a) what educators can expect now that approaches to WIL have expanded, (b) how to prepare students for more diverse experiences in circumstances requiring sudden change and (c) how to reconfigure the curriculum and procedures to provide more supportive resources for students and agencies alike.