All students are required to have uninterrupted health and disability insurance throughout their enrollment in the Core or SELECT programs.
The disability insurance policy must be purchased, either through the group policy made available by USF or privately. Prior to matriculation all students are required to provide proof of current health insurance to the MCOM Office of Student Affairs. Certification of current health insurance is required for each year of enrollment.
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 seeking care from the latter group because of potential conflict of interest (course performance evaluations may be impacted by a prior provider-patient relationship). 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 have access to student medical records without signed release from the student.
The following information may aid students in seeking appropriate care.
Student Health Services
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Individual or family crisis situations such as rape, assault, robbery, suicide or other life-threatening trauma can be counseled.
Costs associated with HELPS
The first three (3) visits by students and/or each of their dependents and significant other to HELPS are at no charge to the student, their family member, or significant other. Additional contacts may be covered by the student’s behavioral health insurance plan. If any testing is recommended, the costs will be at the expense of the student, family member, or significant other, or may be covered by the student’s behavioral health insurance.
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In an effort to facilitate meaningful disclosure and to reduce any perceptions of conflicts of interest and/or dual-role biases, the OSRPD refrains from documenting specific personal details of student meetings for purposes of evaluation and/or administrative determinations. Students may self-refer or may be recommended to this office by other students, faculty and staff members.
Contact Information: Olga Skalkos, PhD Dr. Kira Zwygart 813.974.8509 2068 | oskalkos@healthkkz@usf.usf.edu
Wellness Coaching
Wellness Coaching is a way for students to reach their goals and create the life they want. It gives students an opportunity to explore their strengths while focusing on their health and wellbeing.
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The Peer Support Network is a group of senior medical students that act as a resource and a bridge to formalized mental health services. MS4s noticed a significant amount of stress, burnout and depression amongst medical students especially during second and third years and decided to form a group that could help students cope and prevent depression. As senior students, they are able to provide guidance and mentorship to younger students. A member of the network is available to meet for coffee or by phone, on or off campus, on evenings and weekends within 48-72 hours. Email MCOMPeers@gmail.com from a non–USF email account Complete the Qualtrics survey, HERE, to connect with the network and set up a meeting.