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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Sent on behalf of the Division of Biomedical Sciences Chair, Dr. Monica Carson.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear BMSC Graduate Students,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please review the important message sent from the School of Medicine Dean. Pay close attention to the information for students.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Graduate Students</span></b><span style="color:red">: UCR graduate students are advised to receive a booster before returning to campus in line with existing campus policy.
<span style="background:white">All graduate students, regardless of vaccination status,
<u>must </u>take a COVID-19 test before returning to campus, or immediately upon their arrival, then sequester and test again five days after arriving on campus. If you test positive before returning to campus, do not come to campus until you have completed
your home isolation period and your symptoms have improved. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Have a happy and safe winter break.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Hermila Torres<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">BMSC Graduate Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Student Services Advisor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Division of Biomedical Sciences | UC Riverside School of Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:hermila.torres@medsch.ucr.edu">hermila.torres@medsch.ucr.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:biomedsci@medsch.ucr.edu">biomedsci@medsch.ucr.edu</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://biomed.ucr.edu/">https://biomed.ucr.edu/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">900 University Ave | 1143 Webber Hall | Riverside, CA 92521<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Office: (951) 827-4540<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#0D0D0D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Campus will be closed to observe the Winter Break starting Thursday, December 23, 2021. Business operations will resume Monday, January 3, 2022. Happy Holidays!</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Bmscstudent <bmscstudent-bounces@lists.ucr.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Linda Reimann<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 22, 2021 8:13 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ucrmedschool@lists.ucr.edu; UCR School of Medicine - Class of 2022 <UCRSOM22@medsch.ucr.edu>; UCR School of Medicine - Class of 2023 <UCRSOM23@medsch.ucr.edu>; UCR School of Medicine - Class of 2024 <UCRSOM24@medsch.ucr.edu>; ucrsom25@medsch.ucr.edu;
bmscfaculty@lists.ucr.edu; bmscstudent@lists.ucr.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Bmscstudent] Important message from Dean Deas<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Sent on behalf of Vice Chancellor and Dean Deborah Deas<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear SOM Community:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As we enter this holiday season, I would like to encourage everyone to be mindful and to adhere to important health and safety guidelines in order to protect ourselves and our loved ones from COVID-19. We’re in a much better place than
last year due to all of your efforts and those of scientists and health care professionals across our country, and the world at large. However, as the Omicron variant increases its spread across our state and the nation, it’s imperative that we take the necessary
precautions to reduce the likelihood of transmission.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday, Chancellor Wilcox shared several important updates on the
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__insideucr.ucr.edu_announcements_2021_12_21_update-2Dbeginning-2Dwinter-2Dquarter&d=DwMFAg&c=LsLxleeqPm1pgCNn-PN_bQ&r=evxVCTVfwqFrabgsxgEaUpXMqQFc0vO3Qcby2H7H8yA&m=s7eKjA3n1LOfcNuW9w0jyDeOYFrCD0hkZIM94hwlRSLXJQT9R0ZQD14JBrRlHwwb&s=fHdl02q_lm68UNHUDOrLHAKLdsXu0G7WZjqDWCj3YTY&e=">
beginning of the winter quarter</a>. The quarter will begin on January 3 as initially planned; however, we will begin with remote instruction, and students are expected to return to in classroom instruction on January 17th.
<b>Campus will be open as planned on January 3, 2022 and will not be closing</b>. The School of Medicine will continue other operations such as research, patient care and administration according to the plans and schedules that are currently in place.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UCR Campus is also implementing a more robust approach to testing.
</b>Testing, along with boosters, is a key tool to limiting the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Prior to returning to campus in January</b>, all eligible SOM students, faculty, and staff are advised to get a vaccine booster and test for COVID-19:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">For UCR Health/SOM healthcare workers and medical students, the booster is
<u>required</u> no later than January 31. <u><o:p></o:p></u></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Further information on how to upload proof of booster vaccination will be forthcoming.<o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To further clarify expectations around vaccine boosters, testing, and remote instruction please review the following:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Remote instruction:</b> All teaching sessions for graduate and medical students will be remote for the first two weeks of the quarter. Medical student clinical rotations will continue in person.
<u>Further details for faculty and students will be forthcoming from Dr. Willis, Dr. Simmons and Dr. Carson.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Medical Students</b>: UCR medical students are <u>required</u> to receive a booster shot no later than January 31 in line with the requirement for healthcare workers.
<span style="color:black;background:white">All medical students, regardless of vaccination status,
<u>must</u> take a COVID-19 test before returning to campus, or immediately upon their arrival, then sequester and test again five days after arriving on campus. If you test positive before returning to campus, do not come to campus until you have completed
your home isolation period and your symptoms have improved. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Graduate Students</b>: UCR graduate students are advised to receive a booster before returning to campus in line with existing campus policy.
<span style="color:black;background:white">All graduate students, regardless of vaccination status,
<u>must </u>take a COVID-19 test before returning to campus, or immediately upon their arrival, then sequester and test again five days after arriving on campus. If you test positive before returning to campus, do not come to campus until you have completed
your home isolation period and your symptoms have improved. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Faculty/Staff</b>: SOM faculty and staff (not designated as health care workers) are advised to receive vaccine boosters in line with existing campus policy.
<b>All <span style="color:black;background:white">employees</span></b><span style="color:black;background:white"> who return to work at any UCR location, regardless of vaccination status, are also advised to get a COVID test before Jan. 3 at any off-campus
location or at our employee testing site at the Pentland Hills Bear Cave Meeting Room starting on Jan. 2.</span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UCR Health/SOM healthcare workers (Faculty/Staff): </b>UCOP set January 31, 2022 as the deadline for UC health care workers to receive vaccine boosters, under UC's existing COVID-19 vaccination policy, which already covers receipt of
boosters, subject to the same exceptions and deferrals. <b>All <span style="color:black;background:white">
employees</span></b><span style="color:black;background:white"> who return to work at any UCR location, regardless of vaccination status, are also advised to get a COVID test before Jan. 3 at any off-campus location or at our employee testing site at the Pentland
Hills Bear Cave Meeting Room starting on Jan. 2.</span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The campus has <b>prohibited any large in-person indoor events on campus for the first two weeks of the winter quarter</b>. I encourage all to avoid any mass gatherings during the coming weeks as we monitor the progression of COVID-19 and
the Omicron variant.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We will continue to monitor the news and share any UCR-specific updates as developments unfold. In the meantime, please continue to monitor both the
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__campusreturn.ucr.edu_testing-2Drequirements&d=DwMFAg&c=LsLxleeqPm1pgCNn-PN_bQ&r=evxVCTVfwqFrabgsxgEaUpXMqQFc0vO3Qcby2H7H8yA&m=s7eKjA3n1LOfcNuW9w0jyDeOYFrCD0hkZIM94hwlRSLXJQT9R0ZQD14JBrRlHwwb&s=XnQ5pWUD_j6EpAo5NBr1UPYRk6_T17zQaWEFn3AsvtI&e=">
UCR Campus Return page</a> and the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cdc.gov_coronavirus_2019-2Dncov_index.html&d=DwMFAg&c=LsLxleeqPm1pgCNn-PN_bQ&r=evxVCTVfwqFrabgsxgEaUpXMqQFc0vO3Qcby2H7H8yA&m=s7eKjA3n1LOfcNuW9w0jyDeOYFrCD0hkZIM94hwlRSLXJQT9R0ZQD14JBrRlHwwb&s=AK_lsQV-Fs1U9RUsmmtczQTAepLHFWcDGtUraSF8HFs&e=">
CDC’s COVID-19 page</a> for the latest information on vaccine boosters, travel guidance, and testing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We’ve done a great job working together to stem the spread of COVID-19 across campus and within the School of Medicine. Consistent with our practices since the beginning of this pandemic, I have full confidence that we will continue to
work effectively together to protect ourselves and our local communities.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I wish you all good health,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Deborah Deas, MD, MPH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Pam and Mark Rubin Dean<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">University of California, Riverside<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">School of Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">900 University Ave<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Riverside, California 92521<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">951-827-4564<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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