Travel Health Consultation

Travel Health Consultation Requirement for Study Abroad

All KU study abroad participants traveling to middle to high-risk countries, or who have a physical or psychological condition for which they are currently receiving treatment or have received treatment in the past, or have a program health form that must be completed by a physician are required to obtain a Travel Health Consultation from a clinician at Watkins Health Services Travel Clinic (or from a personal physician).  The travel health consultation will provide you with an opportunity to discuss personal health matters as well as those particular to your host country and to international travel.

NOTE: Lawrence campus students will not be charged a Watkins Health Services fee if they pay campus fees for the current semester and if they visit a clinician at Watkins Health Services Travel Clinic before the current semester ends.   Study Abroad students do not pay campus fees, so if you wait until after the semester ends to have your clinician visit at Watkins before you leave to go abroad, you will be charged a fee.   Please check with Watkins Health Services for more information regarding these fees (785) 864-9507.

KU Edwards Campus students and KU Medical Center students will be charged a fee for this service which may be covered by health insurance.  Please check with Watkins Health Services for more information regarding these fees (785) 864-9507.
 
Because several weeks may be required to complete an immunization series, travel health consultations should be scheduled a minimum of 6-8 weeks before departure.
 
To schedule your individual travel health consultation, call Watkins Health Services Travel Clinic at (785) 864-9507.  Watkins Health Service Travel Clinic appointments are a free service to students who have paid their Lawrence Campus Fees for the current term. 

Students are able to fulfill this requirement through an appointment with their personal physician outside of KU.  Students electing this option must ensure the Travel Health Consultation Form  is signed by their personal physician and returned to Study Abroad & Global Engagement before they depart on their study abroad program (the Travel Health Consultation Form is not needed for students who meet with Watkins Health Services Travel Clinic).  

 


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Longest-running exchange program in Western Hemisphere (begun in 1958) between KU and University of Costa Rica
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28.1% of KU undergraduate students study abroad prior to graduation.
KU students who study abroad graduate in four years at twice the rate of students who do not study abroad
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Students can study abroad for an academic year, semester, summer, spring break, or winter break
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