Student Health Policies of U.S. Medical Schools

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• Personal Author:
  Albanese MA ; Densen P ; Diekema DJ ; Doebbeling BN
• Description:
  A survey was conducted of the student health policies of United States medical schools. A questionnaire was sent to the student affairs deans at 126 medical schools in May, 1994. The questionnaire inquired about policies regarding vaccination for hepatitis-B virus (HBV), blood and body fluid exposures, universal precautions training, and health and disability insurance for students. Questionnaires were completed by 108 of the schools; 99 (92%) required either HBV vaccination, evidence of immunity, or a signed waiver refusing vaccination. Most (87%) required health insurance, and 94% offered a plan, but only 69 schools (64%) offered disability insurance. The schools frequently held students responsible for the costs of HBV vaccination (68%), postexposure serologic testing (20%), and treatment of training related medical problems (40%). Two schools did not require formal universal precautions training. The authors conclude that, while most medical schools comply with current recommendations for preventing training related exposures to bloodborne pathogens, illness, and injury, students face a substantial financial responsibility for these services. The authors recommend that medical schools review their student health policies to protect students adequately. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Blood Blood-Borne Pathogens Body Fluids Communicable Diseases Health Personnel Health Promotion Hematologic Diseases Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Viral Diseases

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• Keywords:
  AIDS-virus Bloodborne-pathogens Body-fluids Grants-other Health-care-personnel Health-programs Health-protection Immune-system-disorders Infection-control Infectious-diseases Medical-surveys NIOSH-Grant Universal-precautions Vaccines Viral-diseases

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• ISSN:
  1040-2446
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00238123
• Citation:
  Acad Med 1996 Oct; 71(10):1090-1092
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Doebbeling, Department of Internal Medicine, C-31 General Hospital, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
• Email:
  brad-doebbeling@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• NORA Priority Area:
  Grants Other
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19930401
• Source Full Name:
  Academic Medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
• End Date:
  19970331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2d188a5612d4ec0e97f42b69927cba109c00a23f34f2a142cc3aa81e99d532a1f55019f70e5fafa8242bd5b5099c8683801acf99686259b8a3789ef9eaab8f01
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197906/cdc_197906_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 250.45 KB ]