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Before & After The half-walls in the pre-doctoral clinics that were once so efficient in helping faculty supervise students suddenly became an impediment to patient and provider safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. The college’s solution? Based on feedback from safety, medical, and engineering experts, the college used Plexiglas to extend the operatory walls to the ceiling, installed hospital-grade curtains at each operatory entrance, and placed high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters in those areas where aerosol-generating procedures would be completed. Now, faculty members move in and out of safe, upgraded operatories to supervise students. 11
