Student Health and Counseling

Student Health Services
The Health Center is staffed by a full-time registered nurse who is a certified college health professional and a part-time physician. With few exceptions, all services are free to full-time students. These services include:

1. First aid
2. Treatment of minor illness
3. Dispensing some over-the-counter medications and prescription medications
4. Vision screening
5. Limited laboratory services
6. Educational and health information brochures
7. Referral assistance to local private physicians and other community health services
8. Private dental referral
9. Nurse consultation
10. Health-related counseling
11. Physician on campus two mornings a week

All international students are required to purchase the Student Accident and Health Insurance Program designed for Marymount College. This policy assures that the international student's medical coverage is in compliance with the new mandates of the United States Information Agency and the National Association of Foreign Student Affairs.

Weekday students are required to show satisfactory proof of accident and medical insurance.

Any weekday student involved in an accident or other emergency on campus should immediately notify the Director of the Student Health Center or the Student Development Services Office. If hospitalization or emergency treatment is needed on campus, it is the policy of the College to call the local paramedic service. All bills incurred for health-related reasons are the sole responsibility of the student.

Insurance claim forms may be obtained in the Student Health Center. It is the student's responsibility to complete these forms and send them to the insurance company.

All students are required to file with the Health Center an official physical examination form signed by a licensed medical doctor. All immunization information must be up to date. A health history and medical information form must also be completed. Failure to provide these records will prohibit students from registering for classes.

All part-time students are required to file with the Health Center an official immunization and medical information form. These forms must be complete and updated before attending classes.

Contact the Health Center for more information regarding the policies.

Medical Information Form
Health History Form
Physical Form
Meningitis Letter to Parents
Meningitis Signature Form

Counseling Services
Marymount offers counseling to students by professionals whose specialty is counseling young adults, individually and in groups. They provide counseling in the areas of adjustment, relationships and self-understanding. Counselors are available in times of crisis or for ongoing personal development. Special programs are available for those concerned about stress management, values clarification, choosing majors and career direction, eating disorders and drug and alcohol use or abuse.

Psychological services, including peer counseling, are completely confidential, and are not included in College records. Services are free to all full-time students. Limited services are available to part-time students, including Weekend College students.

Peer Counseling
Counseling Services sponsors, trains and supervises Marymount's Peer Counselors, a student organization dedicated to help students become successful members of the Marymount community by increasing community awareness of important personal and social issues. Peer Counselors are available to talk with fellow students and, if needed, provide referral to the professional counseling staff.