UNIVERSITY VOLUNTEERS AND COVID-19. PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION OF YOUNG STUDENTS IN THE HEALTH FIELD IN COMODORO RIVADAVIA

Authors

  • Luciana Lago

Abstract

This article presents the results of a qualitative research on the experiences of community participation of volunteer students of Medicine and Nursing careers at the National University of Patagonia (Argentina) in the context of the pandemic. In particular, these experiences occurred in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, within the framework of the DETECTAR program, a public policy aimed at detecting and containing positive cases of Covid-19. This work develops the characteristics that this participation acquires, the experiences of knowledge and sociability that are produced, highlighting the contribution of the students to the management and social processing of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Keywords:

STUDENTS, VOLUNTEER, COVID-19.

Author Biography

Luciana Lago

Investigadora CONICET-IESyPPat-UNPSJB. Doctora en Ciencias Sociales y profesora en la Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Correo electrónico: lucianalagocr@gmail.com