Interns' perceptions about the medical internship suspension during the covid-19 quarantine

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The objective of the study was to describe the medical interns’ (MI) perceptions about the internship suspension during the COVID-19 quarantine in Peru. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted by means of a virtual survey regarding the perception of the internship suspension, return conditions and academic activities during quarantine. A total of 353 MIs participated in the study; 54.9% agreed or totally agreed with returning to their hospital sites if biosecurity measures were guaranteed, more than 90% felt uncertain about the restart and end dates, and 85.6% participated in academic virtual classes. It is concluded that the intention to return to the hospital increases when biosecurity measures are guaran-teed. Hospitals should guarantee these measures and ensure health coverage for the MIs, if their return to hospitals is intended.

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Albitres-Flores, L., Pisfil-Farroñay, Y. A., Guillen-Macedo, K., Niño-Garcia, R., & Alarcon-Ruiz, C. A. (2020). Interns’ perceptions about the medical internship suspension during the covid-19 quarantine. Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica, 37(3), 504–509. https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2020.373.5729

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