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Building Up the Medical Workforce One Student at a Time: AHEC Scholars and COVID-19
A group of AHEC Scholars and other COVID-19 event workers (photos provided by the Southern Alabama AHEC)When a hospital or health care center experiences worker shortages, the impact can be far reaching. Shortages impact patient care, put strain on current employees and affect a hospital’s ability to make positive changes as it scrambles to complete daily tasks. The COVID-19 pandemic, including the most recent surge, has put even more pressure on health care systems and exacerbated many situations where shortages were already an issue.