IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2010-2012

IUPUI Health Services is available to provide primary medical care services to all students enrolled at IUPUI. The medical staff includes physicians with specialties in internal medicine and in pulmonary (lung) disease and an experienced nurse practitioner. Services include acute care visits, treatment for asthma, ADHD, anxiety and depression, physical exams, vaccinations, travel immunizations, sexually transmitted disease testing and counseling, pregnancy testing, birth control and gynecological exams. Services are provided on a fee-for-service basis. Insurance is filed only for medical students with Aetna insurance.  IUPUI Health Services is located on the first floor of Coleman Hall. For appointments, call (317) 274-8214.  More information can be found at: http://health.iupui.edu.

Other Health Services

Both the Wishard Emergency Room and the University Hospital Emergency Room are open 24/7 to see patients with medical emergencies.
For psychological assistance, see “Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)” elsewhere in this bulletin.
Tobacco-free IUPUI: All eight IU campuses are now smoke-free. There is help for yourself and others to quit.  Find resources and the policy at: www.iupui.edu/~nosmoke.

Health Insurance Programs

Health insurance is required and automatically provided for graduate students who are fellowship recipients with semester funding of $2,787 or more and all student academic appointees (SAAs) at .375 FTE or higher. Students will be provided with insurance brochures by their academic departments.

For more information about the insurance policy and coverages, call (317) 278-1159 or 1-800-767-0700. International students with questions about the mandatory policy for international students should call the Office of International Affairs, (317) 274-7000. Graduate students should direct any insurance concerns to the Graduate Office, (317) 274-4023.

All undergraduates taking 6 or more credit hours and graduate students enrolled in 3 or more credit hours are eligible to participate in a voluntary student health insurance program. Health insurance is mandatory for all international students in F or J visa status, who are automatically enrolled and billed for the insurance premium.  Undergraduates see the website at: http://www.aetnastudenthealth.com/stu_conn/default.aspx.