Published January 24, 2022
We know that this is a stressful time and we appreciate you reaching out for direction. Please know that our priority is your health. We have compiled a list of frequently asked questions to be able to help you navigate this. The answers to these questions come from the CDC and direction from SUNY.
Someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person (laboratory-confirmed or a clinically compatible illness) for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period (for example, three individual 5-minute exposures for a total of 15 minutes). An infected person can spread SARS-CoV-2 starting from 2 days before they have any symptoms (or, for asymptomatic patients, 2 days before the positive specimen collection).
If you’ve had close contact with someone who has COVID-19, you should get tested 3-5 days after your exposure, even if you don’t have symptoms. You should also wear a mask indoors in public for 10 days following exposure or until your test result is negative.
Isolate for 5 days and report your positive test to the University via UB's COVID-19 Reporting Form.
Email Dr. Milling, Dr. Silvestri and Dr. Lesse as well as your course director to report your positive test.
If you test positive for COVID-19, you can return to work when:
*Please note that our hospital partners, Roswell and the VA, require students to wait at 10 days since symptoms have passed before returning to clinic.
If you are asymptomatic, you can participate in pool testing offered at UB.
The times for pool testing are:
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Room 2211 | Wednesday - Thursday | 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Allen Hall, Room 100, South Campus | Monday - Friday | 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Talbert Hall, Room 11, North Campus | Monday | 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Talbert Hall, Room 11, North Campus | Tuesday | 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Talbert Hall, Room 11, North Campus | Wednesday - Friday | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Check out when and where to get tested for more updated information.
Call UB Student Health Services at 716-829-3316 to see if they have any appointments (afternoons only), or go to any of the Erie County COVID testing sites.
You may get vaccinated for COVID-19, the booster shot, and the flu shot at Jacobs School of Medicine, Room 2211 on Thursdays from 11am-2pm.
All students who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 are required to obtain a booster and submit documentation. If you have not already done so, submit proof of your booster shot to UB Health Services via the patient portal as well as to our office at Medical Student COVID Vaccination Record by Monday, January 31, 2022.
If you are not yet eligible to receive a booster by January 31, you must obtain your booster and submit your documentation within one week of becoming eligible.
Please contact OME Deans:
955 Main Street Room 1201 Buffalo, NY 14203-1121
Phone: 716-829-2802; Fax: 716-829-2798
Email: dmilling@buffalo.edu
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, Assistant Dean for Student and Academic Affairs
Office of Medical Education Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 955 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 829-2802; Fax: (716) 332-4245
Email: njs6@buffalo.edu
Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Education; Senior Associate Dean for Medical Curriculum
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 955 Main Street, Room 7165 Buffalo, NY 14203-1121
Phone: (716) 829-3467
Email: camlesse@buffalo.edu