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Student Health
The Department of Family
& Community Medicine of the Eastern Virginia Medical School extends
our welcome to both new and returning students. Our two family
medicine sites (Ghent Family Practice and Portsmouth Family Medicine)
will be providing primary care services for you and your covered
dependents (if you elect to include them by paying a small additional
fee) during your time at Eastern Virginia Medical School.
Background
Care is provided for you
and your covered dependents for acute and chronic health problems.
These services are provided by our sites in exchange for the annual
payment of your student health fee. In order to obtain the best
student health insurance rates (primarily used for hospitalization),
the student health program, in conjunction with your insurance
company, utilizes an assigned facility as your primary care facility (PCF).
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How the Program Works
Your student insurance
policy requires you to see a physician at your assigned facility when
you need medical attention for any reason. If treatment is required
that cannot be performed within the center, your physician will issue
you a referral authorization to the necessary specialist. If you
obtain the services of a specialist without having a referral
authorization from your physician at your PCF, the bill will not be
paid by your student health insurance program. For emergency care, a
referral will not be required when you are more than 50 miles from the
school.
Most routine medical
care provided by either site is covered by your student health fee
which is paid at registration. Other medical care covered by your
student health insurance or private coverage will be filed for
payment. If you do not provide the practice with your current
insurance carrier information, you, the student, will be responsible
for the bill.
When you arrive at the
site, you will be required to provide the registration desk with your
EVMS Student Identification Badge AND a copy of your current "major
medical" insurance card (on your first visit and to verify it on
subsequent visits). It is very important to identify yourself as an
EVMS Student in order to process the billing properly.
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How to See a
Physician
If you and/or your
covered dependents need to be seen, call your assigned facility using
the EVMS Student Health phone number. The main site numbers are
provided on the back of the brochure. When you arrive at the site,
present your EVMS Student Identification Badge AND your primary
insurance card.
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Protocol for Care
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Contact your assigned
office directly through the EVMS Student Health Line.
Ghent Family Practice: 446-5811
Portsmouth Family Medicine: 446-7400
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ALWAYS IDENTIFY
YOURSELF AS AN EVMS STUDENT.
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If you have questions
about the DFCM Student Health Program, please contact
Sherry Allen at 446-7461 or e-mail shinfo@evms.edu
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What's Covered*
- Office visits for the treatment of routine and chronic illness
- Residency physical examinations (please schedule at least one
month in advance)
- Annual GYN physicals (for PAP smears, student will be responsible for any amount
insurance does not cover)
- Well baby care (see covered immunizations)
- TB testing
- Allergy injections
(serum is supplied by patient)
- Various immunizations
(see covered immunizations)
- Various laboratory tests
(see Lab Tests - for tests not listed, student will be
responsible for charges)
- Chest X-rays following PPD conversion
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What's Not
Covered*
- Hospitalization
- OB care
- Medical school entrance physical
- Spouse employment physical
- Children's camp or school physicals
*These listings refer to your coverage at the EVMS family practice
sites through the EVMS Student Health Program. Check your Aetna Life
or other insurance policy for complete coverage information.
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Lisa Lee, R.N.
Director
Occupational Health Dept.
Phone: (757) 446-5870
Pager: (757) 584-0550 |
EVMS Exposure Pager
(757)
669-1157 |
Blood/Body Fluid
Exposures
Students who have an
unprotected blood/body fluid exposure (e.g. needlestick, scalpel cut,
splash to eyes, nose, mouth, or to non-intact skin) should immediately
wash the wound or skin site with soap and water. Mucous membranes
should be flushed thoroughly with water. The student should then
contact the Occupational Health Nurse, 446-7105/5870 or at pager
533-2595 if during business hours and the EVMS Exposure Pager
(669-1157) if during evenings, nights or weekends.
The exposure should also
be reported as soon as possible to the supervising clinician. The "Bloodborne
Pathogens Exposure Card" is a laminated instruction card that should
be attached to the student's identification badge. This card gives
specific instructions for the protocol to be followed post-exposure.
Replacement cards can be obtained from the Occupational Health staff.
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Primary Care Practice
Sites
Ghent Family Practice is located on the second floor of the Fairfax
Building.
Portsmouth Family Medicine is on the corner of London Blvd. and
Broad St. in Portsmouth. From the medical school complex, proceed
through the Midtown Tunnel (Route 58). After the tunnel, following
Route 58 to the London Blvd. exit. At the end of the exit
ramp, you must turn right. This is London Blvd. Go to the first stop
light and turn right onto Broad St. Then take the first left into
the parking lot.
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Lisa Lee, R.N.
Director
Occupational Health Dept.
E-mail: leelw@evms.edu
Phone: (757) 446-5870
Pager: (757) 584-0550
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Occupational Health
The Occupational Health (OH) Department is located in Fairfax Hall,
Suite 506. The OH staff review student health documentation prior to
matriculation to assure the student meets Center of Disease Control
(CDC) recommendations for immunizations and tuberculosis (TB)
surveillance.
Services performed in OH include:
- annual PPD tests or
TB Symptom Surveillance Questionnaires
- Hepatitis B vaccine and
titers if indicated
- blood/body fluid exposure management (i.e.,
contaminated needlesticks, scalpel cuts, blood splashes, etc.)
- other vaccines such as tetanus and flu
You can request copies of
your immunization records by completing a
Request for Medical
Records
 form or e-mailing the Occupational Health Nurse at
leelw@evms.edu.
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Who to Contact with Questions
If you have any
questions or problems regarding your student health plan, the
assignment of your location, directions, etc., you may contact:
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Phone: 757-446-7461
E-mail:
shinfo@evms.edu
Office of Student Affairs
Vera Potts: 757-446-5805
E-mail suggestions,
complaints, concerns, and non-urgent medical issues. Please remember
that e-mail is not confidential and all urgent care medical issues
should be called into your assigned facility as identified in this
brochure.
Turnaround time for
responses is 24 hours.
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