UNSOM Students: Incoming Class: Health Policies
All medical students must provide proof of immunization prior to registration. Each student has an immunization card, which must be completed and validated by Student Health Services before beginning their first 3rd year clerkship. If this proof is not provided, Admissions and Student Affairs may be required to take action to compel students to complete these requirements.
All medical students are required to obtain the following immunizations prior to matriculation:
- Varicella titer
- Measles, mumps & rubella (students born in 1957 or later must receive two doses of MMR)
- Diphtheria/tetanus (must show evidence of this immunization within the past 10 years)
- Hepatitis B (series of three)
- Hepatitis B Titer
- PPD (two step)
Medical students must have a skin test for tuberculosis within one month of matriculation. Skin tests for tuberculosis are required each year of medical school enrollment and are available at the Student Health Center in Reno, ask for Jan Gustafson, and the University of Nevada School of Medicine Clinic in Las Vegas, ask for Salena Brocco. Students who have not had a PPD test previously will have a 2-step test.
Students who have a positive tuberculin skin test result are required to complete the following: Seek follow-up care at the Student Health Center and/or the State Health Department. In Reno, the health department is located on Wells Avenue, next to the fairgrounds. In Las Vegas, the Department is located at 625 Shadow Lane and the phone number is (702) 383-1369. The Health Department you will be provided with two medications, INH and B6.
- Take INH and B6 for 9 months. The Health Department will request your full health history to determine if you have any history of problems with INH.
- Have a chest radiograph. You may go to the primary provider for your radiograph. In Las Vegas, it is the University of Nevada School of Medicine Clinic located at the Fire Mesa Building, Las Vegas.
- If negative, repeat chest radiographs are not needed unless symptoms develop that could be attributed to TB.
