Boonshoft School of Medicine students Rinki Goswami, above, and Vishal Dasari are helping to track the spread of the coronavirus at the Emergency Operations Center at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Photo provided by Wright State.
Two fourth-year Wright State University students in the Boonshoft School of Medicine are helping the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) monitor the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Emergency Operations Center.
Students Rinki Goswami and Vishal Dasari are currently aiding in the monitoring of the COVID-19 outbreak and tracking the spread of the illness.
Both are seniors at WSU in the Boonshoft School of Medicine and are able to assist the CDC through a very selective program.
According to a WSU news release, Dasari and Goswami are working with the CDC through the Epidemiology Elective Program (EEP).
Through this program, students are able to complete eight-week rotations studying at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Ga.
While there, Dasari and Goswami are helping with the surveillance, testing, management and prevention of COVID-19.
Currently, the students are halfway through their eight-week rotations.
According to Daniel Kelly, senior writer and editor for Wright State’s newsroom, both students have remained in the EEP offices and have not had any contact with COVID-19 patients.
There is no concern regarding the students’ connections with the COVID-19 at this time.
Both students are considering future work in public health because of their experiences with the EEP.
