Description of a Multi-faceted COVID-19 Pandemic Physician Workforce Plan at a Multi-site Academic Health System.
Sachin R PendharkarEvan MintyCaley B ShukalekBrendan KerrPaul MacMullanParabhdeep LailKim CheemaNimira AlimohamedThomas AllenMeghan E O VlasschaertRahim KachraIrene W Y MaKerri A JohannsonPaul S GibsonMeghan J ElliottAdam PapiniStephanie SmithJane LemaireShannon M RuzyckiAngela HunterWendy Desjardins-KallarJeffrey P SchaeferKelly B ZarnkeAleem BharwaniGabriel E FabreauPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2021)
MEOC leveraged an academic health system partnership to rapidly design, implement, and refine a comprehensive, scalable COVID-19 acute care physician workforce plan whose components are readily applicable across jurisdictions or healthcare crises. This description may guide other institutions responding to COVID-19 and future health emergencies.