This Week @ MUSM is the official student newsletter of Mercer University School of Medicine designed to keep students up-to-date on key information and events.
Need support over the break?
We understand that student issues do not stop for the holidays, so the Office of Student Affairs doesn’t either. If you need assistance over break, our deans are available to help. Feel free to reach out for any issue. If it’s not related to student affairs, you will be put in touch with the correct person.
MACON
Dr. Candi Nobles-James
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
78-301-2531 office
478-228-7678 cell
SAVANNAH
Dr. Robert Shelley
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
912-721-8146 office
912-657-7510 cell
COLUMBUS
Dr. Alice Aumann House
Senior Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs
706-223-5179 office
478-258-1573 cell
Prior to beginning spring semester classes, all returning students must complete a brief, COVID-19 screening survey. The survey will be open December 30 – January 5. Students who do not complete the survey will not be allowed to attend spring classes. You must receive clearance by Mercer Medicine in order to return to campus, move into University housing, and attend classes.

The survey, which opens when you log in to your MyMercer account, will guide you through actions you need to take, or can take, based on your responses. These are:
  • Students may be required to be tested for COVID-19, depending on survey responses. Regardless of survey results, any student may request and be tested for COVID-19 at the Student Health Center.
  • Students either required or choosing to be tested have two options: 
  • Schedule a COVID-19 test through Mercer Medicine from January 25 on either the Atlanta or Macon campus. To schedule, go to go.mercer.edu/covidappt. Make sure to take your Bear Card and insurance information to your appointment. Mercer Medicine will inform you of the results and issue clearance to begin classes.
  • Choose to be tested off campus December 30 – January 5. The COVID-19 test must be a PCR test. Email your results to Mercer Medicine at mytestreport@mercer.edu by 12pm on January 5. In the subject line type “Macon Test” (for Macon, Savannah, and Columbus students) or type “Atlanta Test” (for Atlanta, Henry, and Douglas students). Be sure to include your full legal name and your MUID in the body of the email. If off-campus test results are not submitted to Mercer Medicine two days prior to your start, you must be tested on campus at Mercer Medicine, which may cause a delay in your start.

If you tested positive within the past 90 days, you will not need to be tested again prior to starting the semester. You will receive an email confirmation later in December. If other symptoms have developed recently, contact the Student Health Center 24/7 COVID-19 hotline at (478) 301-7425.

If it has been over 90 days since you tested positive for COVID-19, you may be retested prior to the spring semester. Follow the directions above for your testing options.

If you test positive for COVID-19, the University has designated isolation rooms and has made accommodations to ensure continuity of academic instruction.

We encourage you to follow these instructions within the specified timeline so that we can welcome all of you back to campus safely. If you have a question about COVID-19 testing, please contact the Student Health Center 24/7 COVID-19 hotline at (478) 301-7425. Other procedural questions may be sent to the Office of the Provost at provost@mercer.edu.
Need help funding your education?
Looking for a way to help fund your medical education? You may qualify for one of the many outside scholarships available. Check out the full listing on our website or download the document here. The list includes deadlines and general scholarship information. If you have further questions about these please contact the Office of Financial Planning.
Podcast Helps Med Students Pick a Specialty

Many medical students feel lost when it comes to picking a medical specialty and planning their careers. To help, The Undifferentiated Medical Student podcast is doing interviews with one physician from each of the 120+ specialties and subspecialties listed on the AAMC’s Careers in Medicine website to enable med students to start the thought process in the privacy of their own ear buds. The podcast is sponsored in part by the AMEF.

Winter Break in Medical School for M1s

MY MD-TO-BE has provided our students with a free popular resource, which students and family members alike find helpful. With quick tips to help make the break more harmonious and productive, the goal is always to help strengthen the connection between medical students and those who love them.

Apartments for Rent

Two newly renovated apartments are available for rent in downtown Savannah near Forsyth Park. Rent is approximately $1,900 per month. View the listings below:


US Army Medical Recruiting in Columbus

Healthy professions scholarship program:
  • Pays 100% tuition for 3 or 4 years of medical school
  • Monthly stipend of more than $2,200
  • Commission as 2nd Lieutenant
  • Year-for-year commitment as active-duty officer

Direct commission medical doctor:
  • Active duty or reserve
  • Commissioning bonus or loan repayment program
  • Competitive salary and access to tuition repayment

To learn more, call the Columbus Medical Recruitment Station at 706-322-7994.
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