Dear NYMC and TCDM Students, Faculty and Staff,

With the spike in cases of COVID-19 in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now recommending that Americans do not travel for Thanksgiving and has posted updated guidelines for celebrating the holiday safely. We urge the New York Medical College (NYMC) community to follow these guidelines and the New York State guidelines for travel, which apply to travel outside of the New York and the contiguous states of Connecticut, Massachusetts,  New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont.

NYMC strongly advises against travel at this time. However, should you elect to travel NYMC there are several options for for pre-travel COVID-19 testing. The options for testing are:
 
1. Rapid testing will be available at no charge to members of the NYMC community on a walk-in basis at 19 Skyline Drive on Monday, November 23, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the cafeteria.
    • Please remember that there is a known small rate of false positives with this test. A false positive, however could still result in a requirement for isolation/quarantine for the person testing positive and for their contacts. Click here for additional details.
2. PCR molecular testing will be available at the tent at Westchester Medical Center. They are open on Saturday, November 21, Sunday November 22, and Tuesday, November 24. Insurance is required and an appointment is necessary. To schedule an appointment, please email Bruno Villazhinay at [email protected] or call (914) 299-3991 and provide the following information:
    • Patient Date of Birth
    • Patient Gender
    • Patient Language
    • Patient Race
    • Patient Ethnicity
    • Insurance Plan
    • Member ID
    • Group #
    • Phone Number
    • Email address
3. Tests are also available from your physician, local pharmacy or other testing sites. 

If you opt for testing at Westchester Medical Center (WMC) or from your physician, pharmacy, or other site it is strongly recommended you get tested as early as possible to get the results in time for travel. Results from testing done on Tuesday at WMC are not guaranteed in time for Thanksgiving travel.

Tests are also available from your physician, local pharmacy or other testing sites. 

Please make sure you are familiar with the NYMC travel policies for students and employees.

We recognize this can be a challenging time for many of you, but it is for the greater good that we all must remain vigilant in the fight against COVID-19. We hope we can count on everyone's cooperation to keep our students, faculty and staff and their families healthy and safe.
New York Medical College
40 Sunshine Cottage Road
Valhalla, New York 10595
914-594-4000