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A Bold Response to the COVID-19 PandemicMedical Students, National Service, and Public Health

Educational Objective
To understand ways to prepare for the next wave of COVID-19
1 Credit CME

Over the next few months it is likely that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that has surged in New York City, Seattle, New Orleans, and Detroit will move from city to city and state to state. After the initial peak, absent highly effective medical interventions, the US will likely experience outbreaks of lingering disease for months and potentially years to come. As the US enters the next phase of COVID-19, critical questions will involve the nation’s capacity to respond to outbreaks, protect high-risk populations, and limit community spread.

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Article Information

Corresponding Author: Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief, JAMA (howard.bauchner@jamanetwork.org).

Published Online: April 8, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.6166

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Additional Information: Dr Sharfstein reported serving as Principal Deputy Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration from March 2009 to January 2011.

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McNeil  DG . The virus can be stopped, but only with harsh steps, experts say. New York Times. March 22, 2020. Accessed April 5, 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/health/coronavirus-restrictions-us.html
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Taylor Wilson  R , Troisi  CL , Gary-Webb  TL .  A deficit of more than 250,000 public health workers is no way to fight COVID-19.   Stat. Accessed April 5, 2020. https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/05/deficit-public-health-workers-no-way-to-fight-covid-19/Google Scholar
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Krieger  P , Goodnough  A . Medical students, sidelined for now, find new ways to fight coronavirus. New York Times. March 23, 2020. Accessed April 5, 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/health/medical-students-coronavirus.html
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Wang  CJ , Ng  CY , Brook  RH .  Response to COVID-19 in Taiwan: big data analytics, new technology, and proactive testing.   JAMA. Published online March 3, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3151PubMedGoogle Scholar
AMA CME Accreditation Information

Credit Designation Statement: The American Medical Association designates this Journal-based CME activity activity for a maximum of 1.00  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:

  • 1.00 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;;
  • 1.00 Self-Assessment points in the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s (ABOHNS) Continuing Certification program;
  • 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;
  • 1.00 Lifelong Learning points in the American Board of Pathology’s (ABPath) Continuing Certification program; and
  • 1.00 CME points in the American Board of Surgery’s (ABS) Continuing Certification program

It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting MOC credit.

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