Student Health Center
Medical Services
Scope of Care
Confidential medical services provided by 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 blood work testing
- Travel visits (Malaria prevention, immunization counseling, etc. Call for a doctor's appointment at least one month prior to departure.)
- Allergy injections (Allergy Forms)
- 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
For depression, anxiety, eating disorders, stress-related concerns, visit Counseling Center
For tobacco cessation, alcohol or drug abuse concerns, visit CADRE
The center also offers 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 undergraduates 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 for:
- Managing mental health medication and evaluating symptoms related to mental health diagnosis, inlcuding co-management with the Counseling Center.
- Working with the Brook Center and health and wellbeing partners to promote health initiatives.
- Extending support to under-resourced and minority students.
- Evaluating and coordinating temporary or long-term accommodations and work with the Office of Learning Resources to support students' academic needs and success.
- Coordinating with the Dean of Students' office for follow-up of medical transports to the emergency room, hospitalizations and academic support.
- Managing referrals for specialized tests or to specialist physicians, including pre-certifications, insurance authorizations, and scheduling.
Campus public health and communicable disease risk reduction:
- Managing the health requirements for new students, ensuring they comply with necessary regulations.
- Collaborating with Global and Intercultural Affairs staff to collect and complete health requirements for international students.
- Coordinating with Public Health-Dayton and Montgomery County to report and follow-up on any cases of infectious diseases such as mumps, chickenpox, and COVID-19.
- Working with Housing and Residence Life to address isolation and quarantine needs for students who may have contracted illnesses like mumps, chickenpox, hand-foot-mouth disease or COVID-19.
Liaison between UD and the surrounding community for health related issues