The acuity of the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 requires the efforts of all able persons. At this time those who are in clinical medical positions spend much of their time caring for patients. The mass of information that has been written during this time, in regards to COVID-19, is difficult to decipher and time consuming for practitioners. Many papers are”pre-publish”, not yet peer-reviewed, and in some cases contradictory in medical direction. As such a need for mass review is indicated. Medical science literate individuals will be selected by invitation to participate in this literature review.
Create a reliable information access point for clinicians, researchers, the media & the public.
Provide an organizational framework for the mass of information on COVID-19.
Assess articles based on objective criteria for its strength and validity, towards an evidence based approach.
Organize team based readership by branch of medical sciences.
Provide a place for team discussion and collaboration.
Construct summary reports on papers, highlighting those of note.
Assess the efficacy of using medical students, and scientists for acute need of science literature reviews; for the possibility of future need use.
Support Humanity in effort of health
The Peer Review Support Network is a collaborative effort. Our founding members are peers at the Saba University School of Medicine M.D. program. We honor our Professors who have led us this far and the Clinicians, researchers, and healthcare workers, who play a role in protecting humanity, in our education, and in our efforts herein.
We additonally thank our partners at Ars Longa Media and the podcast:
COVID-19: Commonsense Conversations on the Coronavirus Pandemic
Ars Longa, Vita brevis.
Founding Members:
a.sahi, a.somerville, n.wietfeldt, n.parikh, h.howell, c.knieriem, n.rahman, a.sircy, w.folsom, b.nightingale, j.lindner, g.luthra, b.elliott, t.czaniecki, l.burkovsky, t.patel, a.sircy, w.harrity, k.tiwari, m.disanto, e.somerville, r.mcloughlin