As medical school students participate in Zoom classes, some have begun to question the outcome of their training and their preparedness to practice medicine in the real world. Read more...
Photo: The outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted medical school students at the David Geffen School of Medicine in more than a few ways. Students now find themselves with extended examination periods, analyzing cadavers online and worrying about the states of their residencies. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Last week, students from the UCLA School of Nursing had their first online simulation classes. Students spent 12 hours on computers performing a series of tasks on simulated patients under direction of the faculty, replacing in-person learning. Read more...
Photo: Students from the UCLA School of Nursing have begun their first online classes, spending hours working with computer-simulated patients instead of working in-person. This measure stems from the COVID-19 pandemic, which has made it difficult to place nursing students in hospitals. (Daily Bruin file photo)
May Xiao spends most of her time in her dorm room. When she leaves, which she only does to get food or take out her trash, she is surrounded by an empty, quiet Hill. Read more...
Photo: Life on the Hill has changed since the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 18 at 3:15 p.m. Granite or brick? This is the kind of question students have been facing as they build a proportional, detailed replica of the UCLA campus – in Minecraft. Read more...
Photo: Powell Library and Royce Hall. (Courtesy of Noah Molloy)
All UCLA orientation programs will be held online this summer in light of the novel coronavirus outbreak. UCLA New Student & Transition Programs announced Monday that New Student Orientation, New Parent & Family Orientation and the College Summer Institute will be conducted remotely. Read more...
Photo: New Student Orientation, New Parent & Family Orientation and the College Summer Institute will be held online this summer. In the virtual orientation programs, students will still have a New Student Advisor and enroll in fall quarter classes as per usual. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Medical students at UCLA are mobilizing volunteers to support health care workers in the fight against the novel coronavirus. LA COVID-19 Volunteers, established by UCLA medical students last month, now has over 300 student volunteers, who are assisting families of health care workers with free services such as child care, pet sitting and errands. Read more...
Photo: Medical students at UCLA are recruiting volunteers and finding ways to support health care workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. LA COVID-19 Volunteers, is one such venture. The organization, which was established last month, now has over 300 student volunteers. (Top left to right: courtesy of Rose Paneno, E Colin Reeves-Fortney & Prestige Portraits; Bottom left to right: courtesy of Tanya Datta)
This post was updated April 9 at 5:08 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved the 2020 election ballot Tuesday, with 32 candidates running for office and two referenda. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved the 2020 election ballot Tuesday with 32 candidates and two referenda. (Daily Bruin file photo)
