Student Health Center
Medical Services
Scope of Care
Confidential Medical Services provided by our Board Certified Physicians and Registered Nurses include:
- Primary medical care for illnesses and injuries
- Physicals (routine, work, sports)
- Well-woman exams (including Pap smears, pelvic exams and breast exams)
- Immunizations (including Gardasil, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Influenza, MMR, Tetanus)
- TB testing (PPD) or blood work
- Travel visits (Malaria prevention, immunization counseling, etc. Call for a doctor's appointment at least one month prior to departure.)
- Allergy injections (Allergy Policy)
- STD screening and treatment
- HIV screening
- Free urine pregnancy testing
- X-rays
- Diagnostic tests
- Nebulizer treatments
- Smoking cessation program
- Treatment for depression
- Follow-up care after Emergency Room visit
In addition to the above services, the Student Health Center collaborates with the following campus resources:
For students with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, stress-related concerns: Counseling Center
For tobacco cessation and for alcohol or drug abuse concerns, Center for Alcohol and Drug Resources and Education: CADRE
The University's student health center provides a comprehensive student health service, consistent with our Catholic Marianist mission, including:
Health Care and education for:
- acute care for non-emergency medical problems
- comprehensive longitudinal care for ongoing or complicated medical issues, e.g. concussions, asthma, hormonal problems, hepatic or hematologic complications of mono, latent tuberculosis infection
- nurse phone line for students' medical questions and assessment
- education of students in health care decision-making and self-care, appropriate to their developmental status
- assessment of alcohol, tobacco, and drug usage, with risk education, social norming, and recommendations for on- and off-campus resources
- wound management (e.g. pilonidal cyst care)
- administration of injectable medications from outside physicians with approved orders; nurse education for self-administration of certain injectable medications
- crisis care and free testing and treatment for sexual assaults, referral to/from campus partners
- no visit charge for undergrads and certain graduate populations whose program pays a per-semester fee; charges are incurred for medications dispensed, labs done on-site, X-rays, EKGs, immunizations, and certain supplies and procedures
Collaborative support across campus:
- mental health medication management and evaluations for symptoms suspicious for mental health diagnosis; co-management with UD counseling center
- health promotion initiatives in collaboration with Brooke Center, Health and Wellbeing partners
- support of under-resourced and/or minority students
- evaluation and coordination of need for temporary or long-term accommodations; collaboration with the Office of Learning Resources to support students' academic needs and success
- coordination with the Dean of Students' office for follow-up of medical transports to ER/hospitalizations and need for academic support
- coordination of referrals for specialized tests (e.g. MRI) or to specialist physicians, including pre-certifications, insurance authorizations, and scheduling
Campus public health and communicable disease risk reduction:
- coordination and administration of the University's health requirements for all new students, including registration holds for non-compliance
- coordination with Center for International Programs for intakes for international students to collect and complete health requirements
- coordination with Public Health-Dayton and Montgomery County for infectious disease reporting and follow-up (mumps, chickenpox, covid, etc.)
- coordination with Housing and Residence Life for isolation and quarantine needs (mumps, chickenpox, hand-foot-mouth disease, covid, etc.)
Liaison between UD and the surrounding community for health related issues