Answer: COVID-19 has forced all of us to become creative problem solvers and change our lives in small and large ways. As a hospital on the front lines of the pandemic in Philadelphia, Jefferson staff has had to think on their feet, analyzing problems and developing solutions for a variety of issues. They’ve tackled shortages in personal protective equipment and ventilators, gaps in childcare coverage for physicians on the front lines and problematic surgical gowns.
Explanation;“Applied science uses scientific inquiry to rigorously analyze problems and then develop and test answers,” says Ron Kander, PhD, associate provost of applied science at Jefferson. “Our researchers, students and designers have been working hard to understand how COVID-19 is changing our work and our lives, and have come up with innovative solutions to overcome these obstacles.”
