Health promotion and disease prevention programs encourage students to develop positive health behaviors now and for the future. Take a moment to read our Mission Statement. Our staff of physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, medical assistants, health educators, and other medical professionals are committed to helping students maintain healthy lifestyles. Student Health Service is located on Library Walk, west of the Price Center and south of Geisel Library. Insurance coverage for after-hours care varies according to the student's health insurance plan.
Some plans pay for elective after-hours care while others cover emergencies only.
A UCSD student paying full registration fees is entitled to use all the services of Student Health during each quarter for which he or she has been issued a valid student ID card. Since SHS is supported by a portion of the university registration fee, most health care services are available at no additional cost. Moderate fees are charged for certain services such as prescriptions and contraceptives, travel immunizations, dental and optometric care, and certain laboratory tests. A registered student may use SHS throughout the academic quarter as well as during breaks between academic sessions. During the summer, upon payment of a one-time summer fee health care is available to all continuing undergraduates, graduates and medical students who paid the previous spring quarter registration fee and are enrolled for fall quarter.