College of Medicine pandemic response Friday round-up – week of Oct. 19-23
College of Medicine leaders updated faculty, staff and students on Oct. 23 about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic:
New updates this week
- Pre-departure Testing for Students
- Weekly Research Schedules
- In Case You Missed It – Link to Last Week’s Email
- College of Medicine COVID-19 Dashboard
Pre-departure testing for students
On-site testing will be offered to any College of Medicine student who would like to be tested for COVID-19 before heading home for the Thanksgiving holiday.
On-site testing will be offered by Vault. Testing is tentatively planned for Nov. 16-18, and scheduling will begin on Nov. 6. More details will be provided to students in the coming week.
Weekly research schedules
Just a reminder that during phase 4, all laboratory PI’s should continue to develop work schedules for their lab and post these in the vicinity of their lab so they can be confirmed by Biosafety and Pandemic Officers. Weekly research lab schedules no longer need to be submitted to your department chair or safety officer for posting in Box. Continue to adhere to mask use and appropriate distancing of at least 150 square feet per person.
In case you missed it
Click here to view last week’s Pandemic Response email.
COVID-19 cases on campus
The table below summarizes the number of COVID-19 cases among our College of Medicine faculty, staff and students for this past week:
College of Medicine statistics
Week of Oct. 19-23
- Current employees/students represents the number who have shown symptoms this week.
- Total employees/students represents the number who have been quarantined or tested positive for COVID-19 since March 2020 (for employees) or July 2020 (for students)
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