Student Health Service

The Student Health Service (SHS) provides personalized health service to eligible students by maintaining a high quality outpatient clinic. The clinic provides primary health care, health education, and preventive services to enable students to complete their course of studies. The professional staff consists of four physicians, one nurse practitioner, one physician assistant, a registered pharmacist, registered nurses, a phlebotomist, and a registered X-ray Technologist, in addition to other professional and administrative personnel. The Student Health Service offers specialist clinics for orthopedics, psychiatry, and nutrition.

Undergraduate and professional full-time students taking 12 or more credit hours and graduate students taking 9 or more hours are eligible for services at the SHS. Undergraduate and graduate part-time students who have purchased the optional benefit package are also eligible. Enrollment in, or waiver from, the University of Wyoming Student Medical Insurance Program has no effect on eligibility to use the Student Health Service. Students enrolled during the summer pay a summer fee for SHS. Students not enrolled for summer but who were enrolled spring semester and are pre-registered for fall semester may pay the same summer fee to be eligible to use the SHS. Laboratory and X-ray diagnostic procedures, medications, specialty clinics, and office procedures are available. There are affordable charges for these services. There are also nominal charges for supplies such as ace bandages, splints, crutches, and other medical devices.

The Student Health Service is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays during the fall and spring semesters. During Christmas and spring breaks, the SHS is open from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Summer hours are 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Hours are subject to change to reflect the needs of the university. The Student Health Service is closed on university holidays and weekends. An after-hours nurse advice line is available when the SHS is closed by calling 766-2130. All students are urged to have adequate health insurance coverage for illnesses or emergency visits to the local hospital or a physician’s office when the Student Health Service is closed. Insurance coverage is also recommended for medical care that is not available at the Student Health Service, including treatment of major injuries, surgery, and hospitalization. The student is responsible for all charges for services provided by persons or institutions outside of the Student Health Service.

The Wellness Center, located in Half Acre Gym, promotes "a university community in pursuit of optimal learning." Open between the hours of 10 a.m.–5 p.m. weekdays (hours subject to change) the Wellness Center offers wellness screening, referrals, TestWell Wellness Inventory, and information about many health topics. Fitness and nutrition counseling, anonymous HIV testing, and the services of an athletic trainer and massage therapist are available by appointment. The Wellness Center services are available to all students.