Students Assist America (SAA), an interprofessional initiative of 11 associations spearheaded by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, is asking federal and state leaders to give hundreds of thousands of students the opportunity to help vaccinate the public, and assist with the related tasks necessary for an effective and efficient vaccine roll out.
Through SAA, future physicians, physician assistants, nurses, social workers, veterinarians, dental professionals, public health experts, optometrists, pharmacists and psychologists have joined together as an interdisciplinary safety net to ensure that the weight of the COVID-19 emergency does not crush the daily operations of the healthcare system and put individuals and communities at further risk.