COVID-19 Resources & Updates

8/22/21: JABSOM COVID-19 updates regarding: 

• JABSOM COVID-19 safety updates
• Vaccination and testing update (begins Monday, 08/23/21)
• JABSOM LumiSight UH Reminders as of 8-21-21

• News of COVID-19 affecting our Kakaʻako ʻohana

8/20/21: COVID-19: To the people of Hawai’i, we are in this together! This proclamation is signed by several of Hawai’i’s doctors.  Please read: 
Hawai’i is experiencing an unprecedented disastrous surge of COVID-19 throughout the state…

8/16/21: Research Center of the University of Hawai’i (RCUH) Human Resources Department Emergency Proclamation to Principal Investigators and Project Administrators with Supervisory Authority regarding COVID-19 vaccination and testing policies – 2021.08.16_Memo from Nelson Sakamoto to RCUH Principal Investigators and Project Admin

8/13/21: Walk-in Vaccinations at UH Manoa campus! 

View the notice here.
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is offering a free, walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic for students and employees on the Mānoa campus. Pre-registration or appointments are NOT needed.
The clinic will administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which requires a two-dose regimen, on the following dates:

• Tuesday, August 17 (first dose), 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at the UH Mānoa Campus Center Dining Room
• Tuesday, September 7 (second dose), 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at the UH Mānoa Campus Center (exact location will be announced)

8/10/21: From the Hawai’i DOH

• Find COVID-19 tests with the new Test Site Finder and Free Testing Resources at https://hawaiicovid19.com/testing-isolation-quarantine.
• Learn about the new Safe Travels Partners AZOVA and Doctors Test Centers at https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel-partners.
  • Check the full travel requirements at https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel/getting-to-hawaii.
  • Or get started at HawaiiCOVID19.com/travel.

Services at UH

1. • Employee vaccine mandate, weekly COVID-19 testing from August 23

   • Lumisight FAQ updated 8/6/21
   • *UH provides employee vaccination, testing guidance UH 8/5/21 announcement
   • *Student COVID-19 vaccination and testing for fall 2021 UH 8/5/21 announcement
   • RCUH COVID-19 ADVISORY #12 – AUGUST 13, 2021
     For Principal Investigators & RCUH Employees

1. All JABSOM visitors, vendors, learners and employees must do the Mandatory Daily Screening and Self-Monitoring via LumiSight UH. Don’t have the APP? Download this fill-in-able form and bring it with you. 
2. Check out our updated resources (8/6/21) in the Wellness section of this page under “additional resources.”
3. Click here for more information about the UH COVID-19 Guidelines (interim) and Institutional Safety Practices
4. UPDATED 7/30/2021: JABSOM MD Program mask, PPE, spacing, food
5. COVID-19 notification protocol updated 7/30/2021. (Opens in New Window)
6. JABSOM ʻOhana Messages from Dean Hedges and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Lee Buenconsejo-Lum.
7. Building Hours
8. Library Restrictions
9. COVID-19 patients needed for active research.

• July 30, 2021: Statement Supporting Mandated COVID-19 Vaccination in Healthcare Workers
• July 30, 2021: Masks/PPE, physical distancing, and food/beverage allowances for mandatory and optional educational activities in the JABSOM MD Program
• July 30, 2021: JABSOM COVID-19 safety, notification & return to school/work protocol
• July 24, 2021: JABSOM COVID-19 safety, notification & return to school/work protocol
• July 24, 2021: Masks/PPE, physical distancing, and food/beverage allowances for mandatory and optional educational activities in the JABSOM MD Program
• July 14, 2021 (Tier 5): Masks/PPE, physical distancing, and food/beverage allowances for mandatory and optional educational activities in the JABSOM MD Program
• February 5, 2021: Status on the vaccine roll-out(New Window)
• December 21, 2020: JABSOM COVID-19 vaccine update slides(New Window)
• December 21, 2020: JABSOM COVID-19 vaccine update video recording(New Window)
• July 16, 2020:    Safety reminders and professionalism (New Window)
• April 6, 2020:    JABSOM to House HI-EMA Emergency Operations Center (New Window)
• March 23, 2020:    Message to JABSOM ʻOhana from Dean Hedges (New Window)
• March 22, 2020:    JABSOM ʻOhana update following Mayor Caldwell’s Emergency Stay at Home, Work at Home Order (New Window)
• March 12, 2020:    COVID-19 and JABSOM Community Update #2 (New Window)
• March 9, 2020:    COVID-19 and JABSOM Community Update #1 (New Window)

Monday – Friday:    6:00 am to 12:00 am
Saturday:         7:00 am to 12:00 am
Sunday:          10:00 am to 12:00 am
Holidays:                       Closed               

• • Medical Student FAQs​:  This page is updated with the latest information highlighted. If you have additional questions, the preferred method is to continue sending them to your respective class ombudsperson, as they have been collecting and organizing these prior to sending to us. Dr. Buenconsejo-Lum will work with appropriate leadership and decision-making bodies before updating this document. We will resume the monthly Town Halls for the medical students in August 2021.

• • Medical student pre-clinical courses​ have been fully back in person since April 2021. JABSOM does have an educational exemption to County or State limits on room occupancy. For the 2021-22 academic year, we aim to preserve as much in-person learning as possible. However, the rising rates of community transmission may cause some safety modifications.

• • Clinical components of medical student, communication sciences and disorders, and medical technology students were suspended March 16-April 30, 2020. Some clinical sites allowed students back on May 1, 2020. In the 2021-22 academic year, depending on the situation in the hospitals or clinical sites, there may be a need for alternate required learning activities and experiences. These will be communicated directly to the students by the department, program, or Office of Medical Education. Please check your emails for further communication from OME.

• • Non-educational large group activities​ currently follow County guidance (25 indoors, 75 outdoors). Depending on community transmission rates, there may be additional changes. Students, residents, and fellows should check their email frequently for updates. Please note that clinical settings have their own space restrictions and requirements.

• Residents and fellows​ should follow their respective program and clinical rotation site guidance.
  Group learning typically held within clinical settings​ for medical students, residents, and fellows will be altered to promote physical distancing. Please check your email for details.
  Students working in research laboratories​ should adhere to UH Mānoa recommendations. Questions? See your advisor, graduate chair or ​Dr. Mariana Gerschenson.

• • UH System Office of Human Resources: Coronavirus COVID-19 FAQs for Employees (UH Login)
  • UH System Office of Human Resources: Employee Assistance Program

• Research Corporation of the University of Hawaiʻi (RCUH): Policy 3.262 Work Schedule, Work Week and Work Hours
• COVID-19 UH Employee Safety Program
• COVID-19 UH Employee Safety Training in the ​RCUH Training Portal (Login Required)

• • DOH Resources for Clinicians
  • DOH Medical Advisory Page

• • UH Office of Public Health (OPHS) COVID-19 Resources Page updated every other week.
  • 808 Community Resources for health care practitioners
  • Physician Support Line: Free, confidential for medical students, residents, and fellows, 8am-1am Eastern Time, 7 days a week. Visit the website or call (888) 409-0141.

• If you have a patient with possible symptoms and especially if they have traveled outside of Hawaii in the past 21 days or come into close contact with someone who has traveled outside of Hawaii, please use your clinical judgment and consider testing suspect patients. You can contact either the Hawaii Pacific Health Virtual Clinic (808-462-5430 press option 2) or The Queen’s Medical Center COVID-19 info line (808-691-2619 press option #2), even if you do not have a formal affiliation with either health system. You may also contact the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH), Disease Outbreak Control Division at (808) 586-4586. For more information see the HDOH updates for clinicians page.

• Research Continuity and Planning for COVID-19 at UH Mānoa (New Window)

• UH Research Compliance – Human Studies Program Response to COVID-19 (New Window)
• UH Research Compliance – Animal Welfare (New Window)
• UH Research Compliance – Biological Safety (New Window)

1. JABSOM Training and Technology Knowledge
2. Research Support Resources
3. Wellness Resources
4. Community Resources
5. Informational Videos

JABSOM Training and Technology Knowledge (New Window)

• • UH Research Continuity and Planning for COVID-19 (New Window)

• • Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding (New Window)
  • Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants & Cooperative Agreements Guide (New Window)

• UH Manoa Human Studies Program Response to COVID-19 (New Window)
• Flow chart: Face coverings in UH Mānoa labs (New Window)

• • Would you like to speak with a psychologist?Complete the following: JABSOM Faculty/Staff Wellness Check-In Form (must be signed into your UH email) (New Window)

• Health & Wellness resources for COVID-19 related stress updated August 6, 2021. Includes:
  • Kognito, a free online program offered by the UHM Counseling and Student Development Center. The program will equip you with the knowledge to recognize trauma or distress.
  • Kū Makani by Hawaiʻi CARES, offering COVID crisis counseling support by phone Oʻahu (808) 832-3100 or toll-free 1 (800) 753-6879 or free online virtual group sessions.

• Managing Screen Time During the Coronavirus (New Window)
• Domestic Violence Action Center (New Window)
• HMSA Online Care (New Window)
• Physician Support Line (New Window) or call (888) 409-0141.
• UH Mānoa Counseling and Student Development Center (CSDC) Resources List (New Window)
• COVID-19 Public Health Action Webinar: Mental Wellness: Tips and Strategies for Surviving and Thriving (New Window).
• Faculty Wellness Guide (New Window) prepared by Jeanelle Sugimoto-Matsuda, DrPH and Deborah Goebert, DrPH
• Resources for staying mentally well in distressing times (New Window)
• Self care for those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic (New Window)

• • Sign up for Hawaii Department of Health (HDHOH) email alerts
  • New, user-friendly HDOH website for COVID-19 information: hawaiicovid19.com
  • Hawaii Pacific Health Virtual Clinic: 462-5430 (Press Option 2)

• • Queen’s Medical Center COVID-19 Infoline: 808-691-2619
  • University of Hawaiʻi (UH)COVID-19 Resources Page
  • Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center COVID-19 Resource Page

• • The Aloha United Way call center is open daily 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
    • Call 2-1-1 from any location in the state
    • Text 877-275-6569
    • Email: info211@auw.org (New Window)

• The Medical Letter: COVID-19 Vaccine Comparison Chart (free; updated 3/31/2021)
• HDOH: Hawaiʻi’s Vaccination Plan
• CDC: Improve How Your Mask Protects You (updated 4/6/2021)
• 12/28/2020 WEBSITE UPDATE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): https://covid19.nih.gov/
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) CDC COVID-19 Microsite (New Window)
• The CDC on face coverings: sew and no sew instructions; recommendations (New Window)
• Kūpuna Food Access (New Window) (programs and special store hours

#MaskOutHawaii: LET’S PROTECT EACH OTHER BY WEARING CLOTH MASKS
We can prevent transmission of the virus by wearing homemade masks, while saving medical grade masks for health care workers:

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   3. Clinical Trials: COVID-19 Patients Needed

Dr. Cecilia Shikuma and Cris Milne, APRN, MPH, seek 40 newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients to see if the blood pressure drug telmisartan can effectively relieve heart and lung symptoms. Click here for more information (opens in a New Window).