Dean's Letter of FM MU from 22nd November 2021
Information from the Dean of the FM MU, prof. MUDr. Martin Repko, Ph.D. from 22nd November 2021.
Dear Members of the academic community,
Following the update of the preventive measures against COVID-19 reflecting the governmental measures, the measures at LF MU have been changed with effect from 23rd November 2021.
In order to protect the health of all FM MU staff and students, testing of unvaccinated persons is required.
FM MU management has negotiated with clinical teaching sites to test unvaccinated employees and students prior to entering the tuition. RT-PCR tests or Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) performed by a healthcare provider (antigen test performed by a healthcare professional) will be accepted. Self-test cannot be applied.
A major change with effect from 23rd November is the acceptance of the RAT test carried out in a healthcare facility, with a validity period of 7 days.
Following the update of the governmental measures effective from 23rd November, it is now possible for employees of the FM MU, who do not appear at premises of healthcare facility at any time during their work, to meet the preventive conditions also by rapid antigen test (RAT) designated for self-testing at the workplace. Testing of all employees is also possible at the testing site at the University Hospital Brno, (designated time from 7:00 to 8:00, employees arrive at the central register, where they identify themselves with an employee ID/ITIC as the proof of employment with the FM MU.)
Testing for employees is carried out at the Brno University Hospital and is free of charge for employees, the payment will be made from the budget of the employee's workplace.
Testing of students will be provided free of charge in the FNB, DN, and Obstetric Hospital Obilní trh. Specific procedures for RAT testing will be available on the med.muni.cz website and sent to students from the study department.
When utilizing RAT testing at these medical facilities, it is recommended that testing will be done well in advance of the start of classes to avoid late arrival to tuition. Employees are required to enter the information about meeting the preventive requirements into the system INET and students are required to enter the information into the IS MU.
In the event of any shift in the generally applicable measures, which we are currently not aware of, we will reflect it on a faculty level.”
Kind Regards,
prof. MUDr. Martin Repko, Ph.D.
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University
Letter to students of FM MU for the entry into full-time teaching
Dear students,
Following the update of preventive measures against COVID-19 for the entry into full-time teaching effective from 23rd November, we would like to kindly ask you to read the “Information from the Dean of FM MU on the Current Development” from today:
The management of FM MU negotiated testing of unvaccinated students before entering lessons with clinical teaching workplaces (faculty hospitals). Both the students’ RAT and RT-PCR tests, performed by a health service provider, will be accepted (antigen test performed by a health care professional), self-tests will not be accepted.
A major change is the acceptance of the RAT test performed in a medical facility, with a validity period of 7 days. Please carefully read the individual teaching site's instructions for testing students:
Please read the instructions of individual faculty hospitals for testing students carefully:
- University Hospital Brno, Children’s Hospital, Maternity Hospital: Specific procedure for RAT testing can be found on the website, at the UHB, non-vaccinated students can also be tested in order to meet the preventive measures before theoretical teaching.
- Anne’s University Hospital: students in practical training will be RAT tested directly at the department where they complete practical training.
- Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute: The procedure of RAT testing is described in the following document.
When using RAT testing in the listed health care facilities, we recommend testing well in advance of the start of classes to avoid late arrival to class. Testing of students will be provided free of charge. The negative result of the RT-PCR test is downloaded by the student from the Citizen's Vaccination Portal and entered with the assigned QR code into the Coronavirus agenda in the IS MU.
If the student does not upload the test result to the IS MU, the student must be able to prove the negative test on-site before class. Students participating in clinical education and practicum with health care providers must always be able to demonstrate compliance with the preventive requirements on-site before and during the tuition.
In the event of any shift in the generally applicable measures, which we are currently not aware of, we will reflect it on a faculty level.
Sincerely,
prof. MUDr. Martin Repko, Ph.D., Dean of FM MU
