dental schools for the quality of its educational programs, oral health research enterprise and commitment to patient care and service. The UF College of Dentistry is the only public-funded dental school in Florida and is recognized as one of the top U.S. Please review the UF HR guidelines for these programs.The University of Florida Academic Health Center - the most comprehensive academic health center in the Southeast - is dedicated to high-quality programs of education, research, patient care and public service. If you are not feeling well enough to work, there are several options for taking leave or you may also apply for additional leave through UF’s leave donation program. If you are feeling well enough to work from home and your department has granted you permission to work at an alternate work location, you may work from home. It is worth noting that you do not need to share medical information with your instructor. Instructor Notifications are not an official excuse to miss class, but they do provide communication to faculty on a student’s behalf to request that the instructor work with the student to complete missed coursework/exams when appropriate. If necessary, the Care Area in the Dean of Students Office is available to support you with instructor notifications. It is the decision of the instructor whether to provide additional attendance options for the course. If you are a student and need to miss class for medical reasons, please reach out to your instructor regarding your absence and any accommodation requests. Follow CDC guidance and limit your in-person contact with others by avoiding congregating in communal spaces.If you test positive, you are encouraged to: Health Care Workers (HCW) and Clinical-Facing Students Information on masks for UF Health faculty and staff can be found on the UF Health intranet.įaculty, staff or students who test positive for COVID-19 should call the Department of Health at 35 for guidance.Disposable masks will continue to be available in locations across campus, including in classrooms, for anyone who may need one however, campus community members are encouraged to purchase their own KN95 masks.Masks can be purchased for personal use at Office Depot through the UF GatorPerks program. Masks and other supplies are available for faculty and staff through each unit’s HR liaison for use in connection with assigned duties.Students who live in residence halls or in Graduate and Family Housing may find KN95 masks at area desks during standard hours of operation.Please continue to practice physical distancing. Within our UF Health hospitals or other patient-facing clinical facilities, including our dentistry practices and our veterinary hospitals, face coverings are required.Recent studies and guidance from the CDC state that both unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals can transmit the current COVID-19 variant to unvaccinated persons. This includes our students, faculty, staff, vendors and visitors. Based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we expect everyone to wear a face covering at all times when inside any UF facility, even if you are vaccinated.Schedule a vaccination through ONE.UF.edu.To be up to date with your COVID-19 vaccine, you must have received the vaccine booster or be within the time recommended between your first vaccine (less than six months from your second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or two months out from the Johnson & Johnson vaccine). UF expects but does not require that faculty, staff or students receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Students, faculty and staff can receive vaccines and boosters (for those 18+) from the UF Student Health Care Center and UF Health pharmacies at no cost. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911. Faculty and Staff should visit their primary care physician. If you are a student and need to see a doctor, please visit the Student Health Care Center website to schedule an appointment. If you need to schedule a COVID test, please visit ONE.UF and complete the health questionnaire. For any additional guidance, please contact the Florida Department of Health at 35. You may self-report your symptoms using the health questionnaire on ONE.UF. If you are feeling under the weather, you should follow CDC guidance by limiting your contact with others and monitoring yourself.