Research faculty initiated new processes to manage laboratory work in the COVID era, leveraged changes in funding opportunities and resources, and made adjustments for students to work remotely when possible. Research operations adopted specific precautions and made policy adjustments to assure safety in human-subject studies.
Throughout the pandemic, URMC has played a lead role in the Coronavirus University Response Team, which closely monitors the evolving situation and develops policies to keep everyone safe. The new platform had a side benefit: no longer restricted by domestic travel, interview weekends opened up to an international audience. Unable to host applicants at in-person interview weekends, GEPA officials tapped a versatile conferencing platform and ingenuity from the enrollment team to transform visits into interactive online events. Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA) faced similar challenges. A multi-pronged approach helped people visit Rochester virtually through a virtual tour, enhanced websites, videos, and engaging social media strategies. Then came word that travel and gathering restrictions eliminated the possibility of in-person visits for residency and fellowship candidates-a vital part of recruiting the best and brightest talent to our programs. Some who stayed in Rochester chose to roll up their sleeves and fill temporary assignments bolstering Strong Memorial Hospital’s staff as COVID cases surged.įor trainees not ready to graduate, a sudden shift to online learning created many new challenges for faculty and students. In May, virtual commencement ceremonies were celebrated across the university.Ĭelebrations took creative turns-from online toasts to front-lawn serenades-and the new MDs had options for their unanticipatedįree weeks before starting their residencies. On the heels of their virtual Match Day, with in-person learning halted and clerkship requirements met, the School of Medicine and Dentistry’s Class of 2020 received their medical degrees one month early in a virtual ceremony. Here are some highlights that reflect the commitment, talents, and resilience witnessed across our campus (and via Zoom) every day.
It's impossible to capture every contribution in a few magazine pages. A year that brought great loss and struggle, but also demonstrated the power of our calling-basic, translational, and clinical science nimble and innovative clinical care teaching future providers and researchers in entirely new ways-to reduce fear and bring healing to the Rochester community, our region, and the world. Although our response mirrors the actions of academic medical centers across the country, there’s no denying the Rochester-strong courage, tenacity, and teamwork that got us through an unforgettably challenging year. The past year has challenged URMC in ways no one could have imagined. Eight days later, URMC launched a command center to address the approaching threat.Īnd on March 21, Strong Memorial Hospital reported its first COVID case.
What seemed unfathomable in 2019, despite reports of a deadly virus emerging in China and Europe, became all too real on March 1, 2020, when the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in New York state.
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