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Preventive Medicine
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Preventive Medicine
The
Preventive Medicine Clinic is located in room 161 of the A.P. Beutel
Health Center. Preventive Medicine offers routine appointments from 8 AM
-4:30 PM M-F. Patients are seen by appointment only. Call (979) 458-8250 to
schedule an appointment. For answers to questions about Preventive
Medicine services call (979) 458-8345 to speak with one of our three Preventive
Medicine nurses. Preventive Medicine services are offered at a nominal
charge to all enrolled A&M students who have paid their health center fee.
Scope of Service
Preventive Medicine
offers the following services:
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- Allergy injections*
- Travel Consultation and
Immunizations
- Pre-exposure rabies vaccinations
for veterinary students and for travel
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Available Immunizations
Students may receive these immunizations:
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- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Tetanus
diphtheria
- MMR
- Meningitis
- Rabies
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- Yellow Fever
- Typhoid pills
- Varicella
- Influenza (seasonal)
- Anti-malarials
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Travel Consultations
Travel Consults should be scheduled 6 months prior to the anticipated
travel date to ensure adequate time to complete all recommended
immunizations. Prior to scheduling a Travel Consult with Preventive
Medicine, the student should go to the HEAL lab in the Health Education
Department of the Health Center to review the TRAVAX program pertaining to
their intended countries of travel. Please call Health Education at
(979) 458-8322 for questions regarding the HEAL lab.
*Allergy
Injections must be ordered from a physician. Students can streamline
the process of verification if the will have their physician fill out the
Prescription Allergy Injection Form and
bring it with them when they come.
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