Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health-Care Career Interests Among High School Students.

Purpose: This study investigates the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on high school students' interest in health-care careers.

Methods: A voluntary web-based survey, approved by the Medical College of Wisconsin's Institutional Review Board, was administered across eight high schools in Milwaukee and its suburbs in Wisconsin. The survey collected students' demographic details, opinions on the health-care system's pandemic response, and their interest in health-care careers before and after the pandemic.

Student-Designed Cross-Sectional Pandemic Knowledge Survey of 8th-12th Grade Students, Milwaukee, WI, April 2020.

The novel coronavirus and its effect on our society are unprecedented. Given the recent pandemic, numerous measures have been taken to protect our communities. We sought to understand our school community's knowledge and the measures that were taken by our school for our safety.