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  • 1.  Preparing for a COVID-related death or serious illness

    Posted 12-03-2020 11:52:00 AM
    As much as I hate to bring this up, with the current surge underway and increasing cases in our community, I'd like to prepare for a possible death or serious illness of a student/resident/faculty member at our institution. 

    I know AAMC has toolkits for responding to a student suicide, etc., but COVID is obviously different.  In the past, we might have gathered a class in a lecture hall to explain the event, provide immediate support, answer questions, etc., but that isn't an option now. 

    Is anyone else working on this, or has anyone (sadly) been through this who can share lessons learned and best practices?

    Dr. Alicia Wiczulis
    Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
    Albany Medical College
    wiczula@amc.edu

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    Alicia Wiczulis
    Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
    Albany Medical College
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  • 2.  RE: Preparing for a COVID-related death or serious illness

    Posted 12-03-2020 05:44:00 PM
    Dear Alicia, 

    Sadly, we worked on this at the start of the pandemic for the ACGME. It is in Section II of the ACGME's Guidebook for Promoting Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

    Please let me know if you would like to speak more,

    Best, 

    Lyuba

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    Lyuba Konopasek
    Senior Associate Dean for Education
    Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Quinnipiac
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