COVID-19 Testing Site Information
No public COVID-19 Testing is available on the UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford as of January 1, 2021. The Community-Based COVID-19 Testing Center run by the Illinois Department of Public Health will be closed Dec. 25 and will move as of Jan. 1. Please do not call UIC or the College of Medicine Rockford for test results or information.
Any questions about testing done previously at the UIC site: Call the Illinois Department of Public Health results line at (888) 297-7208. Other questions go to the Winnebago County Health Department COVID hotline: (815) 319-6705 (Available Monday through Friday 9am-5pm) or email [email protected].
For more information about COVID-19 and when to get tested, visit the Winnebago County Health Department website at www.wchd.org.
Update 12/26/20
For those students and employees who have been invited to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, please bring this consent form with you: COVID 19 Vax Consent
Fact Sheet Recipients And Caregivers
Update 11/16/20
Due to rising COVID-19 cases in our area and around the state, the UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford will be implementing the following changes as of Monday, November 16, 2020:
Crawford Library of the Health Sciences
The Crawford Library of the Health Sciences will be closed beginning Monday, November 16, 2020, for the rest of the semester.
If you need library materials, contact Janet McMahon at [email protected] to schedule an appointment to pick up materials.
If you need reference or literature search assistance, contact Cynthia Reynolds at [email protected]
Group Study Suspended, Study Rooms Available for Individuals
Study rooms on campus can be reserved for individual study by Medicine, MBT and Pharmacy students 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. That means:
One person.
One chair.
One table.
Please do not move the furniture (tables or chairs) to sit as a larger group.
Wear your mask unless you are actively consuming food and beverage.
Reserve study rooms by emailing the date and time wanted to [email protected] not more than one week in advance.
The following study rooms will be available on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.:
• First-floor study rooms
• Information Commons (Fishbowl)
Student Health and Wellness
All appointments will shift to telehealth unless otherwise determined by your provider as of November 16. Call (815) 395-5870 to schedule an appointment.
Print Shop
Print shop operations are suspended until further notice. Continue to put in Communications Requests and we will help coordinate with contracted printers for necessary printing projects.
In-person Group Activities
Meetings, workshops, interest group meetings, study groups, etc., are suspended and should not be held on or off campus. Use virtual meeting tools instead.
Please take extreme precautions to prevent your risk of contracting COVID-19 outside of school/work.
You should not be unmasked within 6 feet of anyone outside of your household, at work, during breaks, or socially.
Avoid gathering in groups.
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o In a gathering of 10 people, there is a 30% chance that COVID is present.
o In a gathering of 50. There is a 90% chance that COVID is present.
Non-Essential Employees Work From Home
College of Medicine employees working on campus should be minimal and limited to essential employees and one person in the office at a time. Supervisors should work with their staff to minimize their presence on campus. Check your e-mail for college- and department-specific guidelines.
Curriculum
Students should continue to check their email regularly for program-specific information.
Medical students:
M1s and M2s should continue to look for further information from Dr. Clements-Jewery and reach out with questions. There may be on-campus sessions in early January related to anatomy or DoCS that a student may attend provided they are within the guidelines for travel and quarantine as set forth by the WCHD. If a student is not within the guidelines they will not be required to attend in person. In DoCS, the sessions planned early in January are practice sessions. In Anatomy, students who are not able to come to campus during the first two weeks of Block 3 will be given an opportunity to do so later in the semester. You will receive more detailed information as to what your proposed schedule looks like in the coming weeks. We are actively working on the schedules and will continue to update them as guidelines from the college, campus, county, and state change. If you have concerns about your ability to participate in person on campus in the spring please reach out to Dean Richards ([email protected]).
If you are volunteering in a clinical setting please contact Dean Blevins at [email protected]
If you would like to take a block or clerkship exam on campus please reach out to Brandon Dorsey ([email protected]) to schedule a room.
Class of 2021, if you want to reserve a room for virtual interviews, please contact Stephanie Calato. IT has purchased selfie lights and webcams for each of the interview rooms, so those are available for use and should stay in the room.
If you need to borrow a Windows laptop, contact Janet in the library at [email protected] If you want to use a Mac, call IT at (815) 395-5570.
COMR Student Affairs Office to Close
Starting Monday, Office of Student Affairs offices will be closed. All OSA staff will be working virtually and available for individual appointments, and please continue to let us know how we can help. If you have difficulty reaching someone or need something immediately, please call or text Dean Blevins at (918) 809-1406. We will continue to provide wellness event information via #sig-sac-r on slack.
To make an appointment with Amy Haban: https://amyhaban.youcanbook.me/
To make an appointment with Stephanie Williams: https://smwilli7.youcanbook.me
Resources for College of Medicine Rockford Students:
All-UIC College of Medicine COVID-19 info
Check your UIC email regularly for program-specific information.
Resources for College of Medicine Rockford Staff and Faculty:
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