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Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Apr 11. [Epub ahead of print]
Medical Students' Participation in the 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza Vaccination Administration: Policy Alternatives for Effective Student Utilization to Enhance Surge Capacity in Disasters.
Kaiser HE, Barnett DJ, Hayanga AJ, Brown ME, Filak AT.
Dr Kaiser is a resident physician of the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington; Dr Barnett is an assistant professor with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Dr Hayanga is a fellow of the Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington; Ms Brown is a medical student at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Dr Filak is the interim dean of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Abstract
As cases of 2009 novel H1N1 influenza became prevalent in Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton County Public Health called upon the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine to enhance its surge capacity in vaccination administration. Although the collaboration was well organized, it became evident that a system should exist for medical students' involvement in disaster response and recovery efforts in advance of a disaster. Therefore, 5 policy alternatives for effective utilization of medical students in disaster-response efforts have been examined: maintaining the status quo, enhancing the Medical Reserve Corps, creating medical school-based disaster-response units, using students within another selected disaster-response organization, or devising an entirely new plan for medical students' utilization. The intent of presenting these policy alternatives is to foster a policy dialogue around creating a more formalized approach for integrating medical students into disaster surge capacity-enhancement strategies. Using medical students to supplement the current and future workforce may help substantially in achieving goals related to workforce requirements. Discussions will be necessary to translate policy into practice.
PMID: 21482704 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21482704
Medical Students' Participation in the 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza Vaccination Administration: Policy Alternatives for Effective Student Utilization to Enhance Surge Capacity in Disasters.
Kaiser HE, Barnett DJ, Hayanga AJ, Brown ME, Filak AT.
Dr Kaiser is a resident physician of the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington; Dr Barnett is an assistant professor with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Dr Hayanga is a fellow of the Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington; Ms Brown is a medical student at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Dr Filak is the interim dean of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Abstract
As cases of 2009 novel H1N1 influenza became prevalent in Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton County Public Health called upon the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine to enhance its surge capacity in vaccination administration. Although the collaboration was well organized, it became evident that a system should exist for medical students' involvement in disaster response and recovery efforts in advance of a disaster. Therefore, 5 policy alternatives for effective utilization of medical students in disaster-response efforts have been examined: maintaining the status quo, enhancing the Medical Reserve Corps, creating medical school-based disaster-response units, using students within another selected disaster-response organization, or devising an entirely new plan for medical students' utilization. The intent of presenting these policy alternatives is to foster a policy dialogue around creating a more formalized approach for integrating medical students into disaster surge capacity-enhancement strategies. Using medical students to supplement the current and future workforce may help substantially in achieving goals related to workforce requirements. Discussions will be necessary to translate policy into practice.
PMID: 21482704 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21482704