Starting March 12, masks will not be required in most campus spaces, including many in SMPH. However, masks will still be required in the entrance of the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR) and its central elevators and basement, due to patient care occurring in these spaces. Masks will also still be required inside the Clinical Teaching and Assessment Center on the third floor of the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC) to enable clinical learning scenarios for health professions students. Pay attention to signage to know if a mask is still required in a specific area. See this map’s highlighted areas to know where to wear a mask in WIMR and HSLC.
Masks will also still be required in WIMR on the first floor and basement level in the imaging areas and reception area where UWHC clinical patients are seen.
Be respectful of individual choices about mask wearing. As a school of medicine and public health, we join the Chancellor in encouraging those who want to continue to wear masks beyond March 12 to do so.
See this latest Q&A from campus on the upcoming mask policy changes.
When you work or learn in a health care setting, you must follow the requirements of that health system. When in UW Health facilities, the VA Medical Center, or engaged in patient care or clinical learning in our statewide campus locations, follow the requirements in that setting. See this mask guidance update sent to UW Health employees on March 4.
Questions about mask use in SMPH can be directed to smphcovid19@med.wisc.edu.
Read the full article at: https://intranet.med.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2022/03/WIMR-HSLC-Basement-and-First-floor-mask-required-REV5-with-HSLC-third-floor.pdf