Students without a history of varicella must have a titer for varicella antibody determined. Students with a negative titer are recommended to undergo varicella immunization. Non-immune students will not be permitted on some clinical services, for example, rotations at St. Christopher s Hospital for Children. Annually, Occupational Health Services provides the Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs with a list of students deficient in one or more areas of required infection surveillance or immunization. The Department of Family, Community and Preventive Medicine provides diagnostic and therapeutic student health services.
Visits are by appointment only.
For urgent problems, students can usually be accommodated on the same day. Student insurance is billed and students are responsible to cover the cost of any co-pay or uninsured services. There are several resources for mental health care in the school of medicine and the University. Patricia Burton, Director of Student Assessment and Enrichment Programs in the School of Medicine, is a trained counselor, licensed to provide therapy. Students who feel they need more intensive emotional support may receive psychiatric care or referral to another mental health professional through Randy Inkles, M.D. Dr. Inkles will do an initial evaluation at no cost and provide appropriate referral for any recommended ongoing care.