Student Health Center providers have extensive experience in providing pre-travel consultations for our international travelers. At travel consultation appointments, our providers will review your destination country and offer recommendations for vaccinations and medications, precautions to prevent illness while abroad, and review general health related packing list items. There is no office visit fee for your consultation.
Travel consultation appointments should be made 4-6 weeks in advance of the departure date, in order to schedule the appropriate appointment and allow any needed vaccines time to take effect. Some vaccines may require a series of shots, so it is important to allow enough time for series completion.
The SHC carries all routine vaccinations as well as most travel-related vaccines, including Japanese Encephalitis, Rabies, Typhoid, and Yellow Fever vaccines. Students on SHIP will find that most of their immunizations and travel medications are either fully covered or available for a minimal co-pay. Students with private insurance will be given a discounted rate for travel vaccines and medications.
Are you ready to schedule your travel consultation?
- Complete a Pre-Travel Questionnaire
You may either complete the online form -OR- the Pre-Travel Questionnaire .pdf and drop off at our front desk. Note that it is very important to know the location and activity details about your destination when you complete the pre-travel questionnaire.
- Are you traveling for Study Abroad Program or need a form signed by a medical provider? If you are studying with CIEE, IES, SIT and many other programs, there will be a physical exam form that needs to be submitted prior to your appointment. Complete the Pre-Travel Questionnaire -AND- immediately after, submit your program form to studenthealth@vumc.org or include with the .pdf when dropped off at the front desk.
- Student Health will contact you by phone or MHAV to schedule an appointment.