Some Senior Medical Students Might Graduate Early to Join the Fight Against Coronavirus

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Some Senior Medical Students Might Graduate Early to Join the Fight Against Coronavirus
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69 NYU medical students have already volunteered to graduate early.

Earlier this week, NYU announced that at least 69 senior medical students had volunteered to graduate early, if the option becomes available. “It is awe-inspiring and just says a lot about our students and their dedication to take care of people who are sick and to be part of a team of doctors taking care of these patients,” said Steven B. Abramson, an executive vice dean, per

. The institution is currently waiting on approval from the New York State Department of Education and other official education organizations before students will be able to put their plan into practice., a Boston-based ABC affiliate news outlet, four major medical schools in Massachusetts — Boston University, Harvard University, Tufts University, and the University of Massachusetts, Worcester — have all agreed to move up the date of graduation this year.

. “We are proud of the physicians that you will soon be, and for the role that you will play in the care of your patients.”, Gaby Mayer, an NYU medical student who volunteered to graduate early, described feeling both prepared and nervous to join the front lines in the fight against coronavirus. “The prospect of becoming a doctor for the first time is always going to be overwhelming, and there’s a big learning curve at the beginning,” Gaby said.

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