Engineering Medicine’s (EnMed) inaugural class was just a few months into their training to become physicianeers when the COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed their ability to volunteer and interact with patients. Now in their second year of training, EnMed students like Priya Arunachalam recently had the opportunity to help administer vaccines at Houston Methodist Hospital. She […]
EnMed students now recruiting for face-mask sizing study
As COVID-19 began to spread rapidly in spring 2020, a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), including face masks, soon followed. Currently, N95 respirators are the most protective available face coverings for health care workers, but most individuals have to try on several different sizes to determine the most effective fit for them.