Our goal is to provide the range of medical care that is needed by the young adult population of students here at Tufts. You should use Health Service just as you would your regular doctor at home. We see students for all sorts of illness and injuries. Some students need regular follow up visits for ongoing health issues such as asthma, migraines, and eating disorders. We provide sexual health care to students of all gender identities and sexual orientations. We can help students find local specialists such as eye doctors, dentists, gastroenterologists, physical therapists, etc. We can fill out health forms for travel abroad programs and job applications. We provide general physical exams. Students consult us before traveling, and we administer the most commonly needed travel immunizations. We give shots and do TB tests.

FAQs

How do I make an appointment to be seen?
We see students on both a walk-in basis and by appointment. "Walk-In" is available for acute illness or injury, whenever the office is open. Students are seen based on the urgency of their medical problem, and on a first come, first served basis. Because you are not given a specific appointment time, you may need to wait, particularly during open block! Appointments are used for routine visits, for example: follow up visits, evaluation of chronic and non-urgent problems, women’s health visits , STI testing, checkups and travel visits, and for minor ill visits when students would like a specific appointment time. To make an appointment, call the main number whenever the office is open (617-627-3350). We do not have an online system for appointment scheduling. If you need to be seen in Walk In, you just...walk in! If you are not sure if you should come to walk in or make an appointment, give us a call and we can advise you.

I need to see a specialist. How can I find one in the area?
Health Service provides primary care, and we do not have specialists here (with the exception of an orthopedist during the school year). You can find a local specialist for your medical condition in one of several ways.

• Go online with your insurance company (the website should be listed on your insurance card). You can search by type of specialist and town/state.
•  If you have a specialist at home, they may know someone in the area who they would recommend.
•  Come to Health Service. We have lists of some local specialists who our students have used. These are not all inclusive lists, and you would need to check if they accept your insurance, but it is a place to start.
•  If you have student health insurance through the university, you need to get a referral from Health Service to authorize the specialist visit. Call our business office for more information.