Health Services
The Student Health Center provides convenient, high-quality healthcare services to Meharry students and employees, promoting optimal health and wellness. Located in the Comprehensive Health Building, we offer acute care, preventive services, immunizations, and laboratory work through certified nurse practitioners and clinical faculty, supporting the campus community’s healthcare needs.
Mission
To offer convenient, high-quality healthcare by providing acute and preventive health services for Meharry students and employees to promote a health environment
Vision
To promote optimal health and total wellness for Meharry Medical College students and employees.
About the Student Health Center
The Student Health Center is located in Meharry Comprehensive Health Building, Suite #331. The Student Health Center is open Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Students and employees are seen by appointments only. Same day appointments are also available by calling 615.327.5757.
The student health fee provides all current Meharry students access to the services provided at the Student Health Center. The clinical staff of Student Health Services is comprised of a certified family nurse practitioner and clinical faculty from the Department of Internal Medicine. The services provided include:
- acute illness and injury management
- physical examinations
- laboratory services
- immunizations
- tuberculosis screening
- N95 respirator fit testing
Services for physical examinations, laboratory services, and immunizations are billed to the student’s health insurance and are subject to co-pays and deductibles.
Student Health Center services are not intended to be used in the place of a primary care physician or a specialist. For life or limb-threatening conditions, students should go directly to the nearest emergency department. After normal operating hours, if students require emergency treatment, they are encouraged to go to Metropolitan Nashville General Hospital Emergency Department, an area emergency department, or call 911.
Mandatory Immunizations
All students are required to submit immunization records for the following:
- Hepatitis B Series 1, 2 & 3 and serological evidence of immunity.
- MMR—documentation of having received 2 doses or serological evidence of immunity.
- Varicella—documentation of having had the disease, signed by your healthcare provider, or documentation of having received two doses of the vaccine, given 4–8 weeks apart or serological evidence of immunity.
- PPD (TB Skin Test)—dated within the last 12 months or results of chest x-ray if PPD was positive.
- Tetanus/Diphtheria— within the last 10 years.
- Polio
Student Health Insurance
Meharry Medical College requires that all registered students have health insurance or purchase the Meharry Medical College sponsored group plan. The group health insurance plan is designed to defray a major portion of the cost of hospitalization and cover the student when on or off campus. The Meharry Medical College Student Insurance Plan offers, medical, vision, and dental coverage. Covered plans cannot be purchased separately. Students must meet one of the mandatory options:
- On a parent’s or spouse’s health insurance policy
- Individual, private, or group health insurance policy
- Group policy offered by Meharry Medical College
Waiver of participation may be granted if the student presents proof of coverage that is equal to or better than the Meharry Insurance Plan. The plan must meet the requirements listed in the student insurance waiver information section. If a waiver is not submitted by the specified time, the student will be automatically charged an insurance fee during the fall and spring semesters. For more information, please email the Student Insurance Team at studentinsurance@mmc.edu.
Meharry Medical College insurance plan covers students for one academic year (July 1 – June 30) and must be renewed annually. The fee for the group insurance is collected during registration each semester, and the student may contract for additional coverage for their spouse and children. For more information, contact the Office of Student Services and Enrollment Management at 615.327.6223.