Table 1.

Potential medical student roles during the COVID-19 pandemic

Activity	Category	Level of risk	Learning attributes
Curating mass content to teach proper hygiene practices	Mass education	Minimal—No physical contact with the healthcare system	Leadership and organization
Educating peers through online platforms about the importance of social distancing	Mass education	Minimal—No physical contact with the healthcare system	Leadership and organization
Working with local medical center to aid in patient care through telehealth	Patient care	Minimal—No physical contact with the healthcare system	Learning an online platform that will likely be used in most specialties for the foreseeable future Taking basic clinical histories and forming an assessment and plan
Providing basic, in-person, healthcare services to vulnerable populations	Patient care	Moderate—Contact with patients requires adequate PPD	Basic in-person history and physical exam skills
Full integration back into the healthcare system to fulfill traditional student roles	Patient care	Moderate to high—Contact with patients and requires adequate PPD	All learning attributes associated with traditional medical student education including clinical, professional, and ethical lessons