Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Liberty University Office of Communications & Public Engagement
Liberty University’s School of Nursing students and medical students from the College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) have continued to work as front-line healthcare workers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and, in doing so, are at a higher risk of exposure to the virus. As such, the leadership at Liberty and the medical school advocated that its clinical students be prioritized for the first wave of vaccine rollout to healthcare workers in Virginia, which began this month. The university advocated that its nursing and osteopathic medical students, as well as allied health students, are vital to the healthcare workforce and represent the current and future of healthcare delivery in America and the world.
“We are grateful that our hospital and healthcare partners in the region and beyond Central Virginia recognize the indelible contributions of our students working in community-based settings to contribute to the delivery of clinical care while studying medicine,” said Dr. Joseph Johnson, interim dean for LUCOM.
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