Exploring medical students' perceptions of the challenges and benefits of volunteering in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.

Aliya AliMarita StauntonAdam QuinnGordon TreacyPatrick KennellyArnold HillSeamus SreenanMarian P Brennan

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

These results suggest that clinical exposure is an important driver in developing students' resilience and that volunteering during a pandemic has multiple benefits to students' professional development and professional identity formation.

Keyphrases

medical students
high school
sars cov
coronavirus disease
healthcare
primary care
climate change
social support