Penn offers students a variety of health, wellness, and emergency resources throughout the academic year.
The services — which range from vaccines and counseling to sexual health support — are available to students across campus through Wellness at Penn. Here’s everything you need to know.
Wellness at Penn’s Director of Communications Mary Kate Coghlan explained that Student Health and Counseling offers several vaccinations, including “flu vaccines, travel-related vaccines, and vaccines required to meet University immunization requirements.” Penn will offer its annual Flu Clinic from Oct. 7-9 at Pottruck Health and Fitness Center.
If a student needs treatment for an illness, they can schedule an appointment or drop-in without one to the Wellness at Penn Medical Care Office during business hours.
“Most routine medical care is covered through the Clinical Fee that students pay as part of their enrollment,” Coghlan wrote. “Some services, tests, medications, or treatments may be billed to the student’s health insurance or have an additional cost.”
Penn’s Medical Emergency Response Team, a student-run service comprised of trained technicians, provides pre-hospital treatment for medical emergencies, including alcohol poisoning.
Mental health support and counseling are similarly available for students.
“Counseling services provided through Wellness at Penn are covered by the Clinical Fee and do not require students to use insurance. Our team can also help connect students with additional or specialized resources when needed,” Coghlan wrote.
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Students can also take advantage of Let’s Talk, a service that offers free, informal, confidential drop-in conversations with counselors across campus.
If a student is looking for information related to sexual health or birth control, Coghlan explained they can “visit Student Health and Counseling for confidential birth control counseling, prescriptions, and other sexual and reproductive health services.”
Wellness and sexual health products are accessible through the Wellness Express vending machine located in the ARCH building.
“Whether you have a health question, need support, or aren’t sure where to start, reaching out to Wellness is always a good first step,” Coghlan wrote.
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Staff reporter Ashley Wang covers Penn Medicine and can be reached at wang@thedp.com. At Penn, she studies philosophy, politics, and economics.
