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During the orientation process students are counseled about appropriate avenues for receiving medical care. Available options include continued care by the student’s personal physician, the University Student Health Center, or the USF Physicians Group. Students are advised to avoid going to the latter group because of potential conflict of interest (due to course evaluations). The Associate Dean for Student Affairs annually notifies faculty via email to avoid treating a student they might evaluate in the future, to not evaluate a student they had treated in the past, and if they are asked to evaluate a student they have treated, to immediately inform the Associate Dean for Student Affairs and the clerkship or course director, and ask to reassign the student. The Associate Dean for Student Affairs annually notifies students via email not to seek medical care by a faculty member who might evaluate them in the future, not to be evaluated by a faculty member from whom treatment had been received in the past, and if a faculty member had previously treated the student is then being asked to evaluate the student, the student is to immediately inform the Associate Dean for Student Affairs and the clerkship or course director, and ask to be reassigned. No faculty or administrators at MCOM will have access to student medical records without signed release from the student.
The following table may aid students in seeking appropriate care.
Student Health Services
All students at USF are required to pay a USF Health Fee every year as part of the total tuition. The Health Fee is not an insurance premium. The Student Health Fee covers primary care; third party insurance information is collected and is used to cover the cost of any additional charges such as procedures, treatments, medications or labs that take place during the course of the visit. Subspecialty services such as dermatology, nutrition, physical therapy, etc. are associated with small charges for students with no insurance and those with insurance will have their insurance processed for these services. Subscription to a student health insurance plan requires a separate fee. The Health Fee is mandatory and entitles you to care at the Student Health Center located on the main campus. The services provided on a fee-for-service basis include outpatient care, a family planning clinic, and psychiatric consultation.
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Confidential psychiatric consultation and counseling is readily available by directly accessing the USF Counseling Center (813-974-2831) or the HELPS Program (813-870-0184). You can also obtain assistance for referral by contacting the Office of Student Affairs (813-974-2068).
Emotional Health and Wellness
MCOM offers several professional assistance student resources for situational stressors and life-style management issues affecting academic performance and/or the learning environment.
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