Establishment and Evaluation of a Large Contact-Tracing and Case Investigation Virtual Training Academy
Olivia Golston, Michael L. Prelip, Debbie Bain Brickley, A. J. Cass, Lisa Chen, Alina Dorian, Alice A. Gandelman, Chris E. Keh, Andrew D. Maher, Roger Myrick, Michael J. A. Reid, Karen White, Rachel Willard‐Grace, Shira Shafir · American Journal of Public Health · 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virtual Training Academy (VTA) was established to rapidly develop a contact-tracing workforce for California. Through June 2021, more than 10 000 trainees enrolled in a contact-tracing or case investigation course at the VTA. To evaluate program effectiveness, we analyzed trainee pre- and postassessment results using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. There was a statistically significant (P < .001) improvement in knowledge and self-perceived skills after course completion, indicating success in training a competent contact-tracing workforce. (Am J Public Health. 2021;111(11):1934–1938. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306468 )