Health and Wellness
Before you move into the residence halls or start classes, you will need to complete a health form
found on GMercyU’s website. This is in addition to the athlete student health form that you can
get from the Athletic department if you’re going to play on one of our NCAA D-III teams.
Required Immunizations
For the safety of all students, the following immunizations are required. Non-compliance
will result in a medical hold for admission to the residence halls and may interrupt your class
schedule.
DPT: 3 doses plus a booster
within the past 10 years
Polio: 3 doses of Polio vaccine
plus a booster
MMR: 2 doses
Meningococcal Meningitis
Vaccine Booster: A booster dose
is now recommended at 16 years
old for children who received the
initial dose between 11 and 12
years old. If the initial dose was
given between 13 and 15 years
old, the booster dose should be
given between 16 and 18 years
old. If the initial dose was given
at 16 years or older, no booster
is needed, except where there is
continuing risk.
Hepatitis B: 3 doses
Meningococcal Meningitis
Vaccine: If you plan to live in the
residence halls, you must have
this vaccine. If you have chosen
to not receive it for any reason,
documentation from a physician’s
office must be attached to the
completed medical form stating
the reason for the decision.
TB test: A PPD within one year
for all nursing, Allied Health, and
International Students. Nursing
Students are to be repeated
yearly. Allied Health students will
follow recommendations from
their respective departments.
Varicella: either a history of
chicken pox or the varicella vaccine
For more information about GMercyU’s Health and Wellness services, visit
gmercyu.edu/health-services.
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