COVID-19 Resources & Updates
Recent Announcements
Announcements:
COVID-19
Protocol:JABSOM ʻOhana
Messages:Medical Education
Building Hours:JABSOM Kakaʻako
Library Restrictions:RECOVER Recruiting
for COVID Research:
COVID-19
Protocol:JABSOM ʻOhana
Messages:Medical Education
Building Hours:JABSOM Kakaʻako
Library Restrictions:RECOVER Recruiting
for COVID Research:
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- JABSOM COVID-19 Safety, Notification & Return to School or Work Protocol 9/2/2022.
- JABSOM ʻOhana Messages from Dean Hedges and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Lee Buenconsejo-Lum.
- Building Hours
- Library Restrictions
- COVID-19 patients needed for active research.
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Have you come into contact with or think you may have been exposed to COVID-19? See the JABSOM COVID notification protocol (updated September 2, 2022) (opens in New Window).
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- 9/2/2022: JABSOM COVID-19 Safety, Notification & Return to School or Work Protocol
- 8/16/2022: JABSOM COVID-19 Safety, Notification & Return to School or Work Protocol
- 5/23/2022: JABSOM COVID-19 Safety, Notification & Return to School or Work Protocol
- 3/26/2022: JABSOM COVID-19 Safety, Notification & Return to School or Work Protocol
- 3/3/2022: JABSOM COVID-19 Safety, Notification & Return to School or Work Protocol
- 8/20/21: Proclamation signed by several of Hawai’i’s doctors to the community
- 12/23/21:Safer ways to celebrate the holidays
- 11/10/21: University of Hawai’i Mānoa System COVID-19 FAQs
- 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
- 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: 8:00 am to 12:00 am
Holidays: Closed
Effective March 28, 2022: The public may access the JABSOM Health Sciences Library. For the safety of others, we strongly encourage you to wear a mask while using the library premises. At all times, JABSOM students, faculty and staff will be given priority for in-person library usage. Staffed Hours – Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. JABSOM card holders can access library during MEB Hours.
- If you or someone in your family has had COVID, or feeling the long-term effects of COVID, we welcome your participation.
- Even if you have not had COVID, you can also help with this important study.
- REsearching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) is funded by the National Institutes of Health.
- For more information visit this link at the Center for Pacific Innovations, Knowledge and Opportunities (PIKO), part of the Clinical and Translational Research Infrastructure Network: https://piko.jabsom.hawaii.
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Information for Medical Students, Employees, Clinicians, and Research Operations
Students:Employees:Clinicians:Research Operations:
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- Medical student pre-clinical courses have been fully back in person since April 2021. Please refer to the latest JABSOM Safety protocol noted above and read communications from the Office of Medical Education.
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- Clinical components of medical student, communication sciences and disorders, and medical technology students may still have some minor changes. Please refer to the latest JABSOM safety protocol for general information, but ensure you are following clinical site guidelines as directly communicated by the department, program, or Office of Medical Education. Please check your emails for further communication from OME.
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- Non-educational large group activities. Depending on community transmission rates, there may be additional changes. Please see the latest JABSOM Safety protocol noted above. Students, residents, and fellows should check their email frequently for updates. Please note that clinical settings have their own space restrictions and requirements.
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- 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 may 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.
- Residents and fellows should follow their respective program and clinical rotation site guidance.
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Please check with your respective employers and supervisors if you have questions related to your work situation. Relevant links are below:
- 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)
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- UH Office of Public Health (OPHS) COVID-19 Resources Page
- 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.
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- 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.
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- Flow chart: Face coverings in UH Mānoa labs (New Window)
- 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
- 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)
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Additional Resources
In This Section:
JABSOM Professional Development:Wellness
Resources:Community
Resources:
JABSOM Professional Development:Wellness
Resources:Community
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- JABSOM Professional Development
- Wellness Resources
- Community Resources
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- 11/10/21: University of Hawai’i Mānoa System COVID-19 FAQs
- Health & Wellness resources for COVID-19 related stress updated November 5, 2021. Includes:
- NEW! Office of Student Affairs (OSA) Wellness website.
- 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.
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- 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)
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- 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)
- The Queen’s Medical Center COVID-19 Infoline: 808-691-2619
- UH System COVID-19 Information 808-691-2619
- 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)
- Medical Letter COVID 19 resources (free)
- HDOH: Hawaiʻi’s Vaccination Plan
- Kūpuna Food Access (New Window) (programs and special store hours
- Centers for Disease Control
- COVID-19 Information
- Improve How Your Mask Protects You
- COVID-19 Microsite
- Face coverings recommendations; sew and no sew instructions
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Ways to Help
In This Section:
Volunteer
Opportunities Guide:Consider a Gift:
COVID-19 Patients Needed
for Active Research:
Volunteer
Opportunities Guide:Consider a Gift:
COVID-19 Patients Needed
for Active Research:
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- Volunteer Opportunities Guide
- Consider a Gift
- Clinical Trials: COVID-19 Patients Needed
COVID-19 Resource & Volunteer Opportunities Guide (New Window) from the UH Mānoa Office of Public Health Studies
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).