Morehouse School of Medicine announces phased return to campus plan

Morehouse School of Medicine is beginning a highly structured, phased return to its campus to “live out its unique mission” to deliver primary care to underserved and minority communities which have been devastated by COVID-19 in Georgia and across the country, the institution announced today. The institution has been operating as a virtual campus since March 23.
After providing COVID-19 testing to faculty and staff May 11-15, the medical school is launching a two-week pilot program utilizing staggered work schedules and class instruction following social distancing guidelines and other actions to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
“Just as our graduates cannot truly master their craft without touching patients, peering through a microscope or engaging community, we cannot truly prepare them for the challenge of addressing the COVID-19 pandemic or other future health crises without demonstrating, in person, the best practices for testing, treating and contract tracing,” said President and Dean Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD. “Ours is an evidence-based, data-driven approach and is the result of a rigorous planning process.”
Testing is conducted by Color, a leading health technology company that offers COVID-19 workforce testing and risk management programs with employers across the U.S., including the City of San Francisco. Through the collaboration, Color is providing integrated software to manage risk screening, test ordering, onsite and distributed testing logistics, processing of samples, results delivery, case management, and public health agency case reporting to support contact tracing. Color’s COVID-19 Essential Workforce Testing Program is based on Color’s work in distributed clinical testing and healthcare services with over 100 large employers globally.

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