Residency Program Responses to Early COVID-19 Surges Highlight Tension as to Whether Residents Are Learners or Essential Workers.
Shannon K MartinKathleen M FinnMichael KisielewskiRachel SimmonsAimee K ZaasPublished in: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (2022)
IM programs varied widely in their reported plans to exclude residents from COVID-19 care during the early pandemic. A high percentage of residents provided COVID-19 care, even in PTE programs. Thus, the pandemic highlighted the tension as to whether residents are learners or employees.