UNT Health Science Center
UNTHSC Immunization and Screening/Testing PolicyFor students who will have direct patient contactThis includes all DO students, all PT students, all PA students, all Pharmacy students and select GSBS students.Required titers: Evidence of immunity to Measles, Mumps, Rubella, varicella (chicken pox), and Hepatitis B is required for all students with patient contact based on CDC guidelines. Titers are blood tests that show whether you have immunity to a specific disease. These titers are required regardless of your immunization status. You can have these quantitative titers drawn prior to matriculation and send the official records to the Student Health Clinic or you can set up an appointment at the Student Health Clinic to obtain a lab order for the required titers.Required immunizations: Official documentation of the immunizations listed below is required. Please send these records to the Student Health Clinic.Bacterial Meningitis – If under the age of 30Hepatitis B- 3 doses Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)- 2 doses (or Measles 2 doses, Rubella 1 dose, and Mumps 1 dose)Inactivated Polio (IVP)- 4 doses Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)- 5 dosesVaricella- 2 doses (or history of chicken pox during childhood)Tetanus, Diptheria, Acellular Pertussis (Tdap)- 1 doseIf it has been greater than 2 years since your last Tetanus, Diptheria booster (Td) and you have never received a Tdap vaccine, you will be required to get a Tdap vaccine in order to boost your immunity to Pertussis (whooping cough).If it has been less than 2 years since your last Tetanus, Diptheria booster (Td) and you have never received a Tdap vaccine, you will be due for a Tdap vaccine 2 years after the last Td booster. Required tuberculosis testing: Annual PPD skin test for tuberculosis is required for all UNTHSC students. If you have previously received the BCG vaccine, you will still require an annual PPD skin test. If you have a history of a positive PPD, you must schedule an appointment with a student health physician and bring all records with you.Required History and Physical Exam: All students who will have direct patient contact are required to have a complete history and physical within 1 year of matriculation. This can be done prior to matriculation and official documentation from your physician can be faxed to the Student Health Clinic or you can make an appointment to be seen in the Student Health Clinic after orientation. Student Health ClinicUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center3400 Camp Bowie Boulevard Suite 113Fort Worth, Texas 76107817-735-5051817-735-0651 (fax)StudentHealth@unthsc.edu ................
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