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Immunizations

ATSU/KCOM requires each student to have documented (1) completion of the required student immunization schedule or (2) State of Missouri allowable immunization exemption certificates on file with the Immunization Coordinator prior to matriculation. Please begin collecting these records from birth to present.

The Immunization Coordinator will contact you at a later date regarding actual submission of your immunization records. If you have any questions, please contact the Immunization Coordinator by email or call 660.626.2182.

The following is the Immunization Policy, which should help you know what to obtain copies of or what you need to receive prior to sending in your records and completing them online.

Prior to matriculation, students must provide immunization records for

  • Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP) series; if documentation cannot be produced, booster shot is required
  • Polio Virus series; If documentation cannot be produced the student will be required to obtain a titer then a booster if required.

Required immunizations while an active student at KCOM

  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR); if documentation cannot be produced, booster shot or titer is required
  • Varicella immunization, serum titer, or physician documentation of date of contraction
  • Hepatitis B series (HepB); if documentation cannot be produced, titer is required
  • Tdap (tetanus/pertussis) booster every 10 years
  • Annual tuberculosis skin test (TST Mantoux testing or Quantiferon-TB Gold (QFT-G)), and if indicated, further evaluation with chest x-ray, cultures, or biopsy.

    Recommended immunizations
  • Influenza
  • Hepatitis A
  • Meningococcal
  • Pneumococcal

For more information, contact:
Debra Kelly
Immunization Coordinator
Manager, Neurobehavioral Sciences Clinic
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
A.T. Still University
800 W. Jefferson
Fourth Floor, Gutensohn Clinic
Kirksville, MO 63501
660.626.2182 (phone)
660.626.2426 (fax)
kcomimmunizations@atsu.edu