NOTE—In preparing for your appointment for your COVID-19 vaccine this week, please be prepared and bring, as proof of eligibility: • Your valid state ID showing your name and date of birth, to verify you are age 65 or older (1B ages 65 and older group); OR • Your USC ID card (for 1A, health…Continue Reading Community Vaccination (Ages 65+) at Lyon Center on UPC
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Celebrating Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, USC Student Health celebrates Black pioneers in medicine and mental health. Look for these profiles on our social media channels throughout the month of February. Daniel Hale Williams: Performed the first successful heart surgery • Bebe Moore Campbell: American author, journalist, mental health advocate • Otis Boykin: Innovator of the modern pacemaker • Inez Beverly Prosser: America’s first black female psychologist • Alexa Irene Canady, MD, neurosurgeon, inventor of a programmable antisiphon shunt to treat hydrocephalus….Continue Reading Celebrating Black History Month
Trojan Check and MySHR Troubleshooting Guide
Logging In and Scheduling Issues logging into MySHR: Please take a screenshot of the error message you are receiving and send that along with your full name, date of birth, and 10 digit USC ID (on your USC IC card) to eshchim@usc.edu. If you are a new student, please see the Quickstart instructions for MySHR….Continue Reading Trojan Check and MySHR Troubleshooting Guide
Contact Tracing
When the USC Student Health contact tracing team member contacts you, they are only focused on one thing: keeping you healthy, and keeping your friends and co-workers safe from COVID-19. Team members who are health professionals will ask about your symptoms, and about others you may have had close contact with during the time you may have been infectious. Your patient privacy matters to USC Student Health. Your name will not be shared with those who are notified….Continue Reading Contact Tracing
Spring 2021 Student Health Update
For students currently residing in California Telehealth medical and mental health, Covid-19 testing, and counseling outreach and prevention workshops and activities are available, in addition to the public health programs that are typically supported through the Student Health Fee. The Student Health Fee is not applied for the Spring 2021 semester. The university is continuing…Continue Reading Spring 2021 Student Health Update
Quick Survey: Covid Communications
Please share your thoughts on current COVID-19 communication from the university. Help us improve ways to inform the USC community by taking this 3 minute survey….Continue Reading Quick Survey: Covid Communications
Understanding the Risk of Emailing PHI
Sending and receiving email with protected health information (PHI) I understand that there are risks associated with sending and receiving email with personal health information, including that email may not be secure and could leave my medical information open to viewing by an unauthorized third party. Requesting information by email from USC Student Health USC Student…Continue Reading Understanding the Risk of Emailing PHI
Pop 3.0 Testing Hours and Locations
IMPORTANT CLOSURE NOTICE: The Pop Testing program will close effective May 19, 2023. Testing sites at Jefferson Lot and Pappas Quad will no longer be in service. Employees and students may pick up antigen test kits (at no charge) from the USC bookstores, Engemann and Eric Cohen student health centers, and from the CSC desks…Continue Reading Pop 3.0 Testing Hours and Locations
Questions and Answers about Pop Testing
Can anyone sign up for Pop Testing? At launch, specific populations with higher likelihood of contact with others on campus will be invited for Covid-19 testing. As the program becomes more established, broader campus groups will be invited to schedule an appointment. If you receive an email from support@color.com, you may schedule an appointment. Are…Continue Reading Questions and Answers about Pop Testing
2019-2020 Rates
19-20 Student Health Insurance Plan (Aetna): Coverage and Costs Fall 2019: August 19, 2019 – January 12, 2020 Health Insurance premium for “on campus” students (enrolled in degree program students on the University Park and Health Sciences physical campuses): $753 Health Insurance premium “off campus” students (enrolled in satellite locations and online degree programs): $1,370…Continue Reading 2019-2020 Rates