COVID-19 Curriculum
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Module 1: From Bench to Bedside
Basic Virology and Immunology
Diagnosis of COVID-19
Management of COVID-19
Investigational Therapeutics & Vaccine Development
Graphic Summary & Concept Videos
Module 2: Epidemiology Principles
Module 3: Health Disparities, Policy Changes, and Socioeconomic Effects in the U.S.
Module 4: Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19
Module 5: Communicating Information about COVID-19
Module 6: Training for Potential Clinical Roles
Module 7: Global Innovation and Collaboration
Module 8: Medical Ethics in Relation to COVID-19
COVID-19 Student Response Website
Podcast: Antiviral
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Module 1: From Bench to Bedside

Evaluate how the emerging understanding of COVID-19 pathophysiology translates to evolving diagnosis, treatment, and prevention efforts

Authors: Adi Achanta; Stephanie Alden; Pamela Chen; Nicole M. Gilette; Ashwini Joshi; Pinky Langat, PhD; Jeff Meng; Blake Oberfeld; Jordan Said; Simone Sasse; Abigail Schiff, PhD; Allen Zhou

Editor: Kendall Carpenter​

Reviewers: Gaurav Gaiha, MD, PhD; Daniel Solomon, MD; Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD

Highlight of Updates (9/14/20):

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had massive, overarching ramifications for our global population. This is an unprecedented time for our healthcare system, and as medical trainees ourselves, we felt an obligation to synthesize the growing literature and educate our peers.

This first module, written by students for students, is designed to walk you through the disease characteristics of COVID-19, including the basic virology of SARS-CoV-2 (the etiologic agent of COVID-19) and clinical knowledge to date. We hope that a deeper understanding of the pathophysiology of the virus, including its structure, transmission, and host immune defenses, will allow you to critically engage with evolving diagnosis, treatment, and prevention efforts. Throughout, we will highlight areas of ongoing investigation and innovation, from bench to bedside. We expect that this module will take 2.5-3 hours to complete.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this module, medical students should be able to:

  • Relate the basic virology of SARS-CoV-2 to evolving COVID-19 diagnosis and prevention approaches

  • Translate knowledge of the host immune response against SARS-CoV-2 to COVID-19 risk stratification, treatment, and vaccine strategies

  • Build a differential diagnosis for COVID-19 using its typical clinical manifestations, laboratory, and imaging findings

  • Evaluate current triage and treatment recommendations for COVID-19, stratified by disease severity

  • Appreciate how COVID-19 pathophysiology underlies ongoing research into investigational therapeutics and vaccines

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