CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A new training program will help hundreds of doctors around our state get the latest information on treating COVID-19 patients.

The program is called CurrentMD COVID and was put together by the organization Knowledge 2 Practice (K2P).

“This novel, or new, Coronavirus-19, is something that we’ve not ever seen before,” President of the South Carolina Medical Association, and pediatric physician, Dr. Michael Finch said.

Doctors who are treating any kind of patients, but especially COVID-19 patients, are inundated with new information about the virus and it can be hard to keep up.

“It’s mind boggling how much information comes at us every day, every week, sometimes even hourly,” Finch added.

The SCMA, South Carolina Hospital Association and BlueCross BlueShield South Carolina partnered to provide the online training modules for free for all South Carolina physicians.

“It just puts us in a much better position to be up-to-date,” Finch said. Read more.