"The coronavirus outbreak has been putting immense pressure on medical staff around the United States. To meet the demand for health care providers, medical schools across the country are considering early graduation for their senior medical students.
New York University started offering this option on Tuesday, becoming the first medical school to do so. And now other medical schools are considering doing the same.
‘While the AAMC has not yet surveyed its member medical schools, the [Liaison Committee on Medical Education] has been working with several other schools that are considering or offering their students the option of graduating early,’ said Dr. Alison Whelan, chief medical education officer for the Association of American Medical Colleges.
In Massachusetts, all four medical schools are in discussions with Massachusetts Health and Human Services to have a fast-track option. Tufts University School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School are all contemplating the idea, said Massachusetts HHS Secretary Marylou Sudders on Thursday." …
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