Willingness and Self-Perceived Competence of Final-Year Medical Students to Work as Part of the Healthcare Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Haytham Ibrahim AlSaifAbdullah Z AlDhayanMajed M AlosaimiAbdulrahman Z AlanaziMohammad N AlamriBader A AlshehriSaif M AlosaimiPublished in: International journal of general medicine (2020)
Fifty-seven percent of medical students were willing to work as part of the healthcare workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. Better overall self-perceived competence appeared to correlate with more willingness. Students perceive themselves to be more competent in essential clinical skills. Appropriate training and supervision are suggested in all tasks assigned to them, with additional care required in areas with a lower perceived competence, such as prescription writing and essential clinical procedures.