Our continued response
Composed of medical experts, university leaders and public health officials, the Incident Command team meets daily with the President of the University of Missouri, Mun Y. Choi, to facilitate Mizzou’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This team looks at a range of data and anecdotal information, including:
- Rate of increase in positive cases
- Evidence of transmission to the wider community
- Capacity to test
- Capacity to isolate and quarantine
- MU Health Care’s capacity to treat intensive cases and PPE availability
- MU community’s compliance with protocols
This comprehensive, multifactorial approach enables Incident Command to recommend strategic actions and keeps the university’s response proactive.
Designing the plan
Work groups chart
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Executive team members
- Mun Y. Choi, president of the University of Missouri
- Latha Ramchand, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs
- Mark Diedrich, director of UM System office of emergency management
- Matt Martens, associate provost for academic programs
- Mark McIntosh, vice chancellor for research and economic development
- William Stackman, vice chancellor for student affairs
- Jim Sterk, director of athletics
- Gary Ward, vice chancellor for operations
- Kamrhan Farwell, vice chancellor for marketing and communications and chief marketing and communications officer
- John Middleton, professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, and MU Faculty Council chair
- Steve Whitt, chief clinical officer of MU Health Care
- Scott Henderson, assistant director of MU Student Health Center