id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-278542-vqp6ec6e Coyne, Carolyn Recommendations for future university pandemic responses: What the first COVID-19 shutdown taught us 2020-08-27 .txt text/plain 2562 148 45 Successes and failures along the way highlighted how the autonomous nature of the American academic research enterprise and skillsets normally required of university leaders were ill-suited to mounting an emergency response. Here, as faculty from medical centers in the United States, we draw lessons from these experiences and apply them as we plan for the next possible COVID-19-induced shutdown as well as other large-scale pandemics and emergencies at universities in the United States and throughout the world. In addition, students (and faculty) with children or other dependents required homeschooling and alternative care plans that conflicted with classes they either were enrolled in or taught. Other swiftly implemented decisions included accommodating research groups who possessed expertise to work on SARS-CoV-2 while creating protocols such as social distancing and PPE use for their safety. In addition, institutions need to consider the needs of laboratory staff and trainees and include them in the decision-making process. ./cache/cord-278542-vqp6ec6e.txt ./txt/cord-278542-vqp6ec6e.txt