LETTER FROM THE PRACTICE DIRECTOR       WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA!   We hope that your college years here are healthy and happy. However, in the event that you need medical attention while you are a student at USA, rest assured that you have excellent health care conveniently available to you. Our goal at the Student Health Center (SHC) is to keep students healthy so that they can engage productively in the academic affairs of USA, improving academic performance and increasing retention. We strive to accomplish this through health education, health promotion and primary health care.   We invite you to take advantage of your health facility, the Student Health Center, and its service. My job as Practice Director is to create and maintain a student-focused, student-friendly health care setting where you will receive cost-effective, quality health care from fully trained and licensed professionals. I am committed to providing excellence in all of our health care endeavors on the USA campus. Our dedicated team of health care professionals is here to serve you.   The SHC is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. We are located in Suite 1200 of the Research Park Building III.   Beginning with the Fall Semester 2006, all international students and ESL students born after 1956, must provide proof of two measles containing vaccinations, one of which must have been an MMR, and must provide acceptable proof of appropriate tuberculosis screening within six months prior to the beginning of classes before being allowed to complete the registration process. Special immunization clinics will be scheduled during orientation to assist students in meeting this requirement.   As a benefit to all students seeking medical care at the SHC, we began filing insurance for the following insurance carriers beginning June 1, 2008: Blue Cross and Blue Shield (all states), Consolidated Health Plans, Markel, and United Health Care. All students are encouraged to obtain health insurance. However, we treat all currently enrolled students regardless of their ability to pay.   We are happy that you have chosen the University of South Alabama, and we will be happy to serve you if you need medical care.   Yours in health,   Beverly Kellen Practice Director Student Health Center Back to General Information