Weekly Information for UW Medical Students
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Thursday, September 9, 2021
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COVID-Related Information
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Do You Have Concerns About COVID- 19 Symptoms or a Possible Exposure?
If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, or if you have encountered a possible or known exposure, please follow these COVID-19 Exposure/Symptoms/Diagnosis procedures:
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UW Medicine Town Hall Meeting
Please join us for the next UW Medicine Town Hall on Friday, September 10, at 3 PM PDT.
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Information for All Students
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HSIP COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
Students must upload COVID-19 vaccination records into their CastleBranch account by September 29, 2021. Students will be denied access to practicum sites and will not be able to register for winter quarter until their COVID-19 vaccination is verified by CastleBranch/HSIP or their exemption request is approved. The action to submit COVID vaccinations should be available in your CastleBranch account on Friday, September 10, 2021. Filing a false vaccination record or exemption request will be treated as a serious violation of the UW Student Conduct Code.
No information concerning COVID vaccinations will be shared with practicum facilities other than to verify a student’s vaccination or exemption status. Students will have access to their COVID vaccination records or exemption documents on their MyCB account on the CastleBranch website. The school or program will have access to COVID vaccination records or exemption documents through administrative access to the CastleBranch website.
- Medical Exemptions: The COVID-19 Vaccination Medical Exemption Form is now available to all students. The form must be completed by a licensed healthcare provider and submitted according to the instructions on the form. Please note that students enrolled in HSIP participating programs must submit through BOTH Hall Health AND HSIP. Medical exemption forms are due no later than September 24, 2021.
- Tuberculosis (TB) Screening: (This information is intended for students whose clinical training sites require a recent TB test. Annual TB testing is NOT a SOM requirement). The CDC updated their TB screening recommendations in relation to COVID-19 vaccinations Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines | CDC. CDC recommendation have been updated to allow TB skin tests (TSTs) and interferon release assays (IGRAs) to be administered without regard to timing of COVID-19 vaccination. COVID-19 vaccination should not be delayed because of testing for TB infection. Testing for TB infection with one of the immune-based methods, ether the TST or (IGRA), can be done before, after, or during the same encounter as COVID-19 vaccination.
- Additional information regarding religious exemptions will be sent as soon as the forms and processes are in place. Please note that religious exemptions are considered temporary and are applicable to COVID-19 vaccinations only. All other HSIP vaccine requirements, including flu vaccines, are eligible for medical exemptions only.
Deadlines – If you are not already vaccinated, please note that to be vaccinated by September 29, you must receive:
- First dose of Moderna by Wednesday, Sept. 1 and second dose by Sept. 29
- First dose of Pfizer by Wednesday, Sept. 8 and second dose by Sept. 29
- Single dose of Johnson & Johnson by Wednesday, Sept. 29
- Acceptable vaccination documentation
- Timing of COVID-19 vaccination and routine vaccines, titers, and TB screening
- Claiming an exemption
Contact the Health Sciences Immunization Program at myshots@uw.edu with questions about the COVID-19 vaccination requirement and verification.
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Admissions Update
The letter is also posted on the Admissions Instagram & Facebook accounts; you will find the most up-to-date Admissions information on the website.
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AAMC Webinar: Money Management for Entering Medical School Students
September 10, 2021 – 10 am Alaska/11 AM PT/Noon MDT
Register for AAMC’s webinar to learn how to navigate your student loan debt as we discuss some common-sense approaches to borrowing wisely and managing your money during medical school. This webinar will also touch on student loan repayment information (options & strategies) as well as tips on finding free money and improving your credit. Register Here.
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Seeking Input from Students about UWSOM Website Redesign
UW Medicine Strategic Marketing & Communications will be updating and reorganizing the UW School of Medicine web pages at uwmedicine.org/school-of-medicine, to better serve the four primary areas that fall under the UWSOM umbrella: MD program, GME, PhD/Research, and Professional Degree programs.
With respect to the MD program, the goal is to make the site more compelling and intuitive, easier to navigate and interactive. We aim to convene a focus group of medical students (MS1 through MS4), from across the WWAMI region, to get your overall impressions, and learn more about how you use the external-facing website (we are not yet ready to tackle the student intranet, but that project is in the queue). We hope to learn what you think the external site lacks and how it can be improved, what you like about it, etc. We’ll be taking a look at the site’s navigation history and what the top searches are to help inform the discussion. The time commitment is 90 minutes. We’ll cap the number of students at about 15, and will send out a poll to determine the best date and time of day to those of you who are willing to participate. If you are interested in offering input and feedback, please contact Evita Almassi, Digital Communications Specialist, at evitaa@uw.edu.
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- UWSOM Accreditation Status
- Financial Aid Update
- Academic Support Group Tutoring Starts 9/7
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Updates for each class:
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