Campus Clinic

Free, professional, counseling services are available to all currently enrolled UTS students. Our Campus Counselor, Desiree Stone, meets with students to respond to crises, build skills, and to listen.

To schedule an appointment with Desiree, text 844-986-6496 or email dstone18@utsouthern.edu.

Secure, virtual counseling is available. In person counseling is subject to current UT System mask and distancing policies.

College students make up one of the largest groups of people who abuse alcohol and drug nationwide, but help is available.

• Survey: This anonymous 6 question survey can help students evaluate is their substance use is within a reasonable limit. Take the survey at https://utsouthern.typeform.com/substanceuse
• Programs: The University offers anonymous educational programs through eCheckUp. If you need credit for program completion, complete the Electronic Verification of Completion at the end of the program’s feedback pages:
  • Alcohol Program
  • Cannabis Program
  • Nicotine Program
• Counseling: Free confidential counseling is available through the University. Text 844-986-6946 for an appointment.
• Groups: Student substance recovery groups meet Tuesdays at 6:00 PM CST online on Zoom. Click here to join. (Zoom Meeting 922 1201 5826). No RSVP is required. Questions are welcomed at dstone18@utsouthern.edu.
• Off Campus Resources: AA.org, NA.org, and SAMHSA and are all excellent resources for finding meetings in our area, as well as other useful resources. Tennessee REDLINE is a toll-free number for more information and resources on getting help for addiction.  REDLINE calltakers can also connect you with Celebrate Recovery and other open house meeting settings.  Call 1-800-889-9789 or visit this link for more information.
• Recovery Academy: UT Southern is proud to be a part of the University of Tennessee System’s commitment to supporting substance recovery in our students. We support Recovery Academy events at all our UT campuses and are grateful for the partnership of the TN Dept. of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services’ Collegiate Recovery Initiative. We were proud to host TDMHSAS and the UT System partners on February 16, 2022 for our own Recovery Academy.

We offer the COVID-19 vaccine at our campus clinic. Call #3338 or 931.424.7338 or Email: utsclinic@utsouthern.edu to make an appointment. Questions about the COVID-19 vaccine? We have answers. Visit OurShotforGiles.com and email us to talk to a certified nurse practitioner.

Please continue to contact us through the utsclinic@utsouthern.edu email.  We will be able to set up a virtual visit if appropriate.  You will need WIFI and a web camera.  We can have a virtual discussion that is private and HIPPA compliant and will not be recorded.  This can be utilized for many situations, including a need for refills.  If you are on blood pressure medication, it is helpful if you obtain a home BP monitor for tracking.  This will decrease the need to come to campus if that is a hindrance.

ALL VISITS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Masks Required for In-Person Visits

Phone: #3338 or 931.424.7338
Email: utsclinic@utsouthern.edu

FREE, FREE, FREE!

Clinic visits are FREE to all UT Southern students, faculty, staff, and faculty and staff dependents.

• Ordering, performing, and interpreting diagnostic tests such as lab work and x-rays.
• Diagnosing and treating acute and chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, infections, and injuries.
• Prescribing medications and other treatments.
• Managing patients’ overall care.
• Counseling on health promotion, disease prevention, and other concerns.
• Educating patients on disease prevention and positive health and lifestyle choices.
• Diagnosis and management of high blood pressure
• Diagnosis and management of diabetes
• Referrals to specialty care as appropriate
• Annual physicals
• Sports physicals
• Women’s health

• Colds, flu
• Sore throat
• Sinusitis
• Allergies
• Minor burns, cuts and abrasions
• Pink eye, conjunctivitis
• Ear aches
• Stomach viruses
• Abdominal pain with referral to physician as appropriate
• Strains, sprains
• Bladder infections
• Skin problems

• Patient education with all visits
• Birth control
• Allergy shots
• Influenza vaccinations

• Rapid test for strep
• Blood sugar
• Urinalysis
• Pregnancy test

The General Assembly of Tennessee requires entering students to complete an immunization compliance process.

All immunization documentation must be submitted through MedProctor. For help or support uploading document, visit https://support.medproctor.com/.

All immunization records must be submitted within seven (7) business days before the date on which the student moves into University housing for on-campus/ residential students, or seven (7) business days before the first day of classes for off-campus/ commuting students. 

Adequate immunization for each required vaccine or vaccine component consists of the following:

Meningitis
Required ONLY for students living on-campus

• Requirement: Documentation of one dose of meningococcal vaccine given on or after the sixteenth birthday. If the initial vaccine for meningitis was given prior to the age of 16 years, immunization requirements will not be met unless an additional booster vaccine is given after the sixteenth birthday. This is in accordance with the “Recommended Immunization Schedule” published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• More information regarding vaccination against meningococcal disease is available at Meningococcal Vaccines for Preteens, Teens.

 Varicella (Chickenpox)

• Requirement:  Documentation of two doses of varicella vaccine given at least 28 days apart or a (+) antibody titer.
• Students born before January 1, 1980 are exempt.

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)

• Requirement:  Documentation of two doses of vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella given at least 28 days apart or a (+) antibody titer.
• Students born before January 1, 1957 are exempt.

In addition, Hepatitis B immunizations are not required but are strongly recommended.  All students must complete the Hepatitis B Form, which is located on the MedProctor Portal.

Exemptions

In addition to the exemptions for MMR and Varicella described above, a student is exempt from the immunization requirements if:

A physician licensed by the Board of Medical Examiners, the Board of Osteopathic Examiners, or a Health Department determines that a particular vaccine is contraindicated for one or more of the following reasons:

(a) The individual meets the criteria for contraindication set forth in the manufacturer’s vaccine package insert; (b) The individual meets the criteria for contraindication published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control or the ACIP; or (c) In the best professional judgment of the physician, based upon the individual’s condition and history, the risk of harm from the vaccine outweighs the potential benefit.

Students should submit a Reasonable Accommodation Form to MedProctor.

OR

Vaccinations conflict with his or her religious belief and practices. Students should submit the Religious Exemption Form to MedProctor.

OR

Active service members or veterans can submit their Military ID or DD 214 to MedProctor to clear these immunization requirements.

A student who has been exempted from a particular vaccination must comply with the immunization requirements for any vaccines from which he or she has not been exempted.

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