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  • Medical Education
  • Epidemiology

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  • Contact tracing is crucial for pandemic preparedness.
  • A COVID-19 contact tracing program was implemented at an urban academic medical center from March 2020 to May 2021.
  • The program involved health professions students as contact tracers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a contact tracing training program.
  • To assess the impact of contact tracing on volunteers' professional development.

Main Methods:

  • Health professions students participated in a COVID-19 contact tracing program.
  • Pretraining and post-training surveys assessed knowledge and self-efficacy.
  • An 18-month follow-up survey evaluated career impacts.

Main Results:

  • Statistically significant increases in knowledge and self-efficacy were observed post-training.
  • Contact tracers reported enhanced skills in cultural humility, empathy, and trauma-informed interviewing.
  • Participants gained a deeper understanding of COVID-19 inequities and the demanding nature of the work.

Conclusions:

  • Contact tracing training and experience strengthen health professions education.
  • The program improved interpersonal skills and structural competency among students.
  • The study identified gaps in public health infrastructure and support for vulnerable populations.