Updated September 30, 2021
UWSOM students who test positive for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), have a known COVID-19 exposure or develop symptoms of COVID-19 should:
- Leave the clinical environment and contact your Foundations dean
- Seek medical care if needed
- Call the blood borne pathogen number, (206) 906-8996, identify yourself as a UWSOM medical student and ask to speak with the campus health physician
- Follow the instructions from the campus health physician
- Let the Foundations Dean know of the work place exposure or symptoms and the recommendation of the campus health physician
- Let the clinical site director know of the work place exposure or symptoms and the recommendation of the campus health physician
- Follow any additional instructions given by your regional campus
- Let Dr. Tolbert, Interim Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, gtolbert@uw.edu, know about the situation and copy adminsa@uw.edu
- Inform UW Environmental Health & Safety by sending an email with your contact information and a description of the situation to covidehc@uw.edu