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Office Hours
Office hours are by appointment. Please call ahead before visiting us
so we can best meet your needs.
Call
646-9401
Thank you.
FALL, WINTER, and SPRING TERMS
8 AM to 6 PM Monday – Friday and 11 AM to 4 PM Saturday and Sunday
SUMMER Term and INTERSESSIONS
8 AM to 4 PM Monday – Friday
- Please note that we are closed between Christmas and New Years and
on College Holidays –
COLLEGE COMMUNITY MEDICINE
College Community Medicine provides accessible primary health care to
college students. We offer personalized care by medical providers
who consider physical, psychological, social, cultural, and preventive aspects
of health issues.
Medical Clinic Appointments
These offer timely visits for those having a current or acute care need
involving common illness and injury within the scope of practice of college
health medicine. Students needing care beyond the scope of
our practice are referred to specialists.
Elective Medical Care
We offer appointments for those having a medical concern that is not an
acute illness or injury. Routine follow ups for chronic problems,
laboratory test needs, prescription refills, physicals,
immunizations and allergy injections. STI (sexually transmitted
infection,) screening and treatment, HIV screening, and men’s health
concerns are examples of elective care needs.
Urgent Care:
Most illness and injury can be best cared for through a timely scheduled
appointment. We do offer add-on access for those with problems that need
attention quicker than an appointment can offer. We are not, however, an
emergency room. Patients who need emergency medical care are transported
to the DHMC emergency room by safety and security or ambulance as
circumstances warrant.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
In addition to caring for illness and injury we offer various services to
support health promotion, healthy travel, disease prevention, and healthy
employment.
Health Promotion services include general immunization, allergy injections,
sexually transmitted disease screening, physical exams, health
clearances, and men's health. We also provide assistance with smoking
cessation.
Travel Health
Travel health consultations and vaccines are available for College sponsored
travel. Travel health needs may require weeks or months of time to complete:
please consider this when planning your travel needs.
Occupational Health
Most of these services have to do with preventive care such as driving and
respirator equipment physicals, and immunizations. We also provide first
aide care for employees who are injured while performing their jobs: if
emergency care is needed they are referred to the DHMC ED.
OUR MEDICAL PROVIDERS
Our medical Staff hold national and State credentials, meet continuing
medical education requirements, and hold faculty appointments in Family and
Community Medicine at the Dartmouth Medical School.
Physicians: M.D., or D.O.
Health Service doctors have received the Doctor of Medicine degree (
M. D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy Degree ( D. O.)
Physicians are licensed by State Medical Boards and meet continuing education
requirements. Our Staff Physicians oversee the medical care
of the campus community, maintain clinical practices in our medical
clinics, serve as admitting physicians in our inpatient Nursing
Department, and consult with and oversee the medical providers in the Health
Service.
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNP)
ARNP's are advanced academic and clinically experienced registered
nurses. NP’s are educated through programs that grant either a
certificate or a Master’s degree. In addition, Nurse Practitioners must
be licensed by their state of practice, as well as be nationally certified by
the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) allowing them to provide
general medical care including diagnosis and treatment, and have the authority
to prescribe medications through a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) license.
NP’s focus largely on health maintenance, disease prevention, counseling and
patient education in a wide variety of settings, including Primary Care,
Women’s Health, College Health, Family Health, and other branches of
medicine.
Physician Assistants (PA-C)
PA's are trained in programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation
of Allied Health Education Programs. Most PA’s practice general medicine
including taking histories and performing physical examinations, ordering
and interpreting lab tests, diagnosing and treating illnesses, prescribing
medication, and counseling patients in health promotion and disease
prevention. PA’s must pass a national certification examination developed by
the National Commission on Certification of PA’s in conjunction with the
National Board of Medical Examiners. To maintain their national certification
and State Board of Medicine licensure PA’s must log 100 hours of continuing
medical education every two years and pass a re-certification every six
years. PA’s also hold prescription writing privileges by maintaining a
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) license.
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