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  • Any healthcare system can face a crisis during an epidemic where the need for manpower exceeds the capacity

  • Sri Lanka's COVID-19 situation saw a rapid rise in case numbers from July 2021

  • At the time of initiation, medical education of students in Sri Lanka was limited to online lectures and clinical training was on halt for most academic batches

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Training Medical Students as COVID-19 first contact responders: Integrating Telemedicine and Medical Education during a Health System Crisis in Sri Lanka. Karunathilake, I.M.1, Edirisinghe, E.A.S.T.2, Hettiarachchi, D.1, Perera, B.J.C.3, Hamdani, A.4, Kohombange, C.4, Herath, T.5, Amarasiri, M.1, Randenikumara, S.3, Mudiyanse, R.5, Senanayake, D.1, Ihsan, F.R.1, Guruge, K.3, Ragunathan, M.K.3

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