{"id":83527,"date":"2020-04-29T19:47:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T23:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/?page_id=83527"},"modified":"2020-09-21T16:21:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T20:21:05","slug":"medical-student-volunteer-attestation-form","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/student-activities-groups\/medical-student-volunteer-attestation-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Student Volunteer Attestation Form"},"content":{"rendered":"

Any student who engages in any COVID-19 related volunteer activity is being asked to review and sign this attestation. This form is managed entirely by BUSM students.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the advent of the novel Coronavirus pandemic, and in the face of the current health care workforce needs, many BUSM students have expressed an interest in volunteering in a clinical capacity to provide additional workforce support. BUSM students have been at the forefront of organizing student volunteer activities, responding to the needs of the Boston Medical Center community, and have collected information about student interest and available volunteer opportunities.<\/p>\n

BUSM students recognize the professional and personal satisfaction derived from supporting patients, providers, the healthcare system, and the community at large during this unprecedented crisis. However, each student\u2019s personal and family situation is unique (which may or may not be known to others) and each student must make an individual decision about whether to volunteer and in what capacity. All BUSM students should treat their peers and colleagues with care and respect and scrupulously respect other students\u2019 confidentiality and decision-making.<\/p>\n

BUSM appreciates these student-led efforts, as well as the volunteer activity of individual students, and offers the following specific volunteerism guidance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A medical student\u2019s participation in a clinical setting should be entirely voluntary and is not required by or connected to their standing as a BUSM student. Volunteer activities are for public service or humanitarian reasons only and will not be compensated by the University or otherwise. In addition, volunteer activities are not eligible for course credit and will not have any effect on a student\u2019s participation in BUSM\u2019s academic program. The decision to volunteer or not will have no impact on a student\u2019s academic record, Medical Student Performance Evaluation, or letters of recommendation.<\/p>\n

Volunteer activities may include providing virtual clinical care, direct clinical care, or both. Medical students have the right to ask questions regarding their involvement and expect that their questions will be answered to their full satisfaction, prior to and during their volunteer activities.<\/p>\n

Before accepting any volunteer activity in a clinical setting, a student must complete all appropriate training, including in the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). A student volunteer will not interact with patients in a setting that requires PPE unless the student has access to and has received training on the proper use of PPE. Students must be appropriately supervised at all times by faculty and other health professionals acting within their scope of practice.\u00a0Medical <\/span>student<\/span> <\/span>student<\/span>s must watch two CDC videos on how to don and doff PPE appropriately prior to initiating any direct patients.\u00a0<\/span>Please view both videos on Donning and Doffing:<\/p>\n