The University Student Health Service provides primary medical care for all registered students.
Minor surgery is performed and routine laboratory procedures can be completed on site.
Charges are made for minor surgical procedures, physicals, diagnostic laboratory procedures, injections, treatment for minor accidents, fractures, sprains, and other injuries. Your existing health and accident insurance may be used to defray some charges. Outpatient or inpatient charges made for services provided to you at The Unviersity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are your responsibility. Required Exams and Immunizations All entering health sciences students are required to have a physical examination and proof of immunization against measles and rubella and chicken pox no earlier than six months and no later than one month prior to the beginning of classes. In addition, the usual regimen of three doses of Hepatitis B vaccine must be completed, as well as a TB skin test required for pre-entrance and yearly thereafter.