COVID-19 Response
UMB COVID-19 Resources
- UMB Coronavirus website (policies, guidelines, and extensive FAQs)
- UMB Policies, Guidance, and Resources
- UMB Policy Requiring Use of Face Coverings
Return to Campus Guides
UMSON Status
Employees: Operating as normal
Students: Operating as normal
UMSON COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements
* If you are both a nursing student and an employee, student requirements take precedence.
UMB Procedures
- UMB COVID-19 Management Portal
- UMB COVID-19 Vaccination Protocols
- COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption Process
- COVID-19 Isolation/Quarantine Protocols
- Please use the COVID-19 Report Form when you’ve tested positive for COVID-19, have symptoms that may be due to COVID-19, or had a close contact exposure.
- When using the form, please remember to check your email after submitting. The email will provide specific instructions, including possible recommendations for you to not come to campus, get tested, and isolate. (Additionally, if you receive an error message when opening the form, please use an alternate Web browser.)
- If you still have questions after using the form or if your situation does not quite fit, contact Kelsey Bradford, school health officer and assistant professor, at kbradford@umaryland.edu or 410-706-2589.
- Students also can seek assistance from Student Health by emailing shealth@som.umaryland.edu.
- Even if you know what to do, we appreciate you letting us know about positive COVID-19 tests — the information you share helps us understand campus trends and risks.
Other Resources
- Replacement Immunization Card Information (Centers for Disease Control)
- COVID-19 Event Risk Tool (Georgia Tech)
- Testing, Hygiene, and Health
- Where can I get tested?
- Maryland COVID-19 Positive At-Home Test Report Portal
- CovidTests.gov: federal government rapid antigen COVID-19 test kit requests
- Test kit expiration info (FDA)
- Booster determination tool (CDC)
- Is It Flu, COVID-19, Allergies, or a Cold? (NIH)
Additional Information
Information for Students
Resources
UMSON Student COVID-19 Vaccination, Symptom Monitoring, and Testing Requirements
- UMB Fall 2022 COVID-19 Protocols for Students
- UMB COVID-19 Management Portal
- UMB COVID-19 Vaccination Protocols
- COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption Process
- Clinical Site COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements (Added Jan. 24, 2022)
Additional Resources
- Monitoring Nursing Students During COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated Nov. 11, 2022)
- Process for Student COVID-19 Exposure, Symptoms, Positive Test (Updated Sept. 9, 2021)
- Guidelines for Use of Face Protection PPE in Patient/Client Care in the COVID-19 Era (Updated Nov. 11, 2022)
- COVID-19 Requirements for Students (Updated Jan. 18, 2022)
- Required Student Donning and Doffing Demo for Experiential Learning Experiences (Added July 23, 2020)
- Statement of Risk for Clinical/Experiential Activities During COVID-19
- Support and Crisis Management Resources
If you are feeling increased anxiety because of the crisis and its disruption to your life, UMB offers counseling resources through the Student Counseling Center (410-328-8404).
Contact Information
|
Contact |
|
|---|---|
| Kelsey Bradford COVID-19 Testing, Screening, and uploading information to CastleBranch |
kbradford@umaryland.edu |
| Vaccine Status | vaccineregistration@umaryland.edu |
| Vaccine Exemption Status | |
| Maeve Howett, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE Professor and Associate Dean for the Baccalaureate Program |
mhowett@umaryland.edu |
| Lori A. Edwards, DrPH, BSN, RN, CNS-PCH, BC Assistant Professor and Interim Associate Dean for the MSN Program |
edwards@umaryland.edu |
| Shannon Reedy Idzik, DNP, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN Associate Professor and Associate Dean for the DNP Program |
idzik@umaryland.edu |
| Eun-Shim Nahm, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA Professor and Associate Dean for the PhD Program |
enahm@umaryland.edu |
| Jeffrey Ash, EdD
Assistant Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
|
jash@umaryland.edu |
| Jen Schum, PhD Associate Dean for Student and Academic Services
|
jennifer.schum@umaryland.edu |
| Jane M. Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN
Bill and Joanne Conway Dean of the University of Maryland School of Nursing
|
kirschling@umaryland.edu |
Communications
- Sept. 1, 2022: CareStart COVID-19 Home Test Kit Expiration
- Nov. 17, 2022: Test Kit Holiday Distribution
Information for Faculty and Staff
Resources
UMSON Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
* If you are both a nursing student and an employee, student requirements take precedence.
Info for Students Info for Employees
Use the UMB COVID-19 Management Portal to:
- Approve or deny Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP) COVID-19 health information sharing
- Upload vaccination dose information (if not using CRISP), including booster
- Request a vaccination exemption
Masks
The UMB Face Covering Policy is in effect.
Additional Resources
- Monitoring Nursing Students During COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated Nov. 11, 2022)
- Process for Student COVID-19 Exposure, Symptoms, Positive Test (Updated Sept. 9, 2021)
- Guidelines for Use of Face Protection PPE in Patient/Client Care in the COVID-19 Era (Updated Nov. 11, 2022)
Counseling Resources
If you are feeling increased anxiety because of the crisis and its disruption to your life, UMB offers counseling resources through our Employee Assistance Program (667-214-1555). Download a brochure.
Technology, Telework, and Meeting Resources
- UMB Policy on Telework (effective Aug. 15, 2021)
- UMSON Staff Telework Request
- Keep Teaching and Working
- Web Collaboration Tools and Web Conferencing-Equipped Rooms
- Meeting Attendance Guidelines
- Tech in 10, Teach in 10, and Together in 10 Archives
- Virtual Backgrounds for Microsoft Teams, WebEx, or Zoom
Communications
- Sept. 1, 2022: CareStart COVID-19 Home Test Kit Expiration
- Nov. 17, 2022: Test Kit Holiday Distribution
Information for Researchers
Forms and Guidance Documents
- Continually Updated: UMB COVID-19 Guide
- March 16, 2022: HRPO Announcement- Human Subjects Research Resumption Update
Resources
Additional Resources
UMB COVID-19 News and Resources
for the campus preparedness plan, informational videos, and FAQs
UMB Alerts
for closings and other important campus-wide announcements
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
for updates on the spread of COVID-19 and recommendations to limit its spread
Maryland Department of Health COVID-19 Webpage
for Maryland-specific COVID-19 updates
"Gratitude Heals - A Special Edition Workbook for Supporting Healthcare in a COVID-19 Crisis"
We are grateful to Linda Roszak Burton, ACC, BBC, BS, the founder and managing partner of DRW Inc., a leadership development and executive coaching firm, for sharing with us "Gratitude Heals - A Special Edition Workbook for Supporting Healthcare in a COVID-19 Crisis." Ms. Roszak serves as an appointed member of the University of Maryland School of Nursing's Advisory Board for the Governor's Wellmobile Program. She has kindly granted us permission to post this workbook here and make it broadly available to our extended community. We are deeply appreciative of her ongoing support.
Guidance and Letters to the UMB Community
Read more at the University of Maryland, Baltimore COVID-19 Recovery website.