As you plan your 4th year electives – including any “away” electives not at USF-LV or Tampa – USF-Lehigh Valley’s Employee/Student Health Services Office is here to help.
- Review and compare your immunization report with the requirements for the facility where you are applying for an externship. The requirements in some facilities may differ from the USF requirements and you may need to have additional testing done such as antibody titers.
- Complete any additional requirements (if applicable), including lab testing, TB screening, and/or fit-testing and obtain a copy of the verifications. Comparable to USF-Tampa, USF-Lehigh Valley’s Employee/Student Health office can only provide TB screening and flu shots. In addition, our Infection Control and Prevention Department performs annual fit testing. There is no charge to you for these services through our office. Any other requirements are your responsibility to have completed at either your PCP office or at a location of your choosing, at your expense. Click here for a listing of suggested locations http://www.lvhn.org/facilities_directions/walk_in_care We strongly suggest you call these locations first to ensure they can assist you and to ask about pricing.
- Complete all of the on-line Safety training modules (5 Total) located on the USF LEARN website https://learn.health.usf.edu/login/index.php. Log in, click on “USF Health Training” and then “Role Based Training”. The 5 required training modules are located in the “Safety: Back to Basics” folder. Make sure you complete all 5 modules.
Note: TB and fit-testing are annual requirements for students at LVHN. For your convenience, at no charge to you, the USF-Lehigh Valley Student/Employee Health Office can help you complete your TB screening (this will consist of a TST if previously negative TST/QFT, a QFT if the externship requires a QFT, or a sign/symptom screen if history of documented positive QFT), also obtain required signatures. Infection Control and Prevention performs annual fit testing.
To obtain a required signature for an externship form:
- If you will be applying for an externship that requires a signature verifying that you meet all immunization requirements, you should schedule an appointment with USF-LV’s Employee/Student Health office. Let us know how many applications you will have so we can allot enough time to complete the review(s). The appointment should be scheduled AFTER you have completed your annual TB screening and after you have completed any other additional testing required for the externship. Bring the documentation of the results of any additional testing that was required and performed outside of USF student health/Employee Health with you to the appointment. Employee health cannot sign the document unless you have provided the results of additional testing done outside of USF/LVHN Employee Health. Contact info and hours are attached. WE CANNOT REVIEW EXTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS ON A WALK-IN BASIS.
- Complete the Externship application immunization form(s) using your USF immunization report emailed to you and bring the completed forms to your appointment.
- Employee/Student Health office staff will update your USF record (if applicable), review, stamp and sign your applications for externships at the time of your appointment.
To complete TB testing:
- Schedule an appointment with the Employee/Student Health office if you need an updated TB test. Contact info and hours are attached. WE CANNOT GIVE YOU AN UPDATED TB TEST ON A WALK-IN BASIS.
To complete fit-testing:
- Fit-testing will be offered to students during Prologue 4 at the end of May. To be fit-tested, you must complete and bring with you the attached “Medical Questionnaire for Continued Respirator Use.” This needs to be completed prior to fit testing.