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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 

CONTACT

Student Health Center

Gosiger Hall
300 College Park
Dayton, Ohio 45469 - 0900
937-229-3131