Checklist

As you prepare to make the transition to campus, please keep the following checklist handy:

       
  • Return acceptance agreement, background check, and all necessary payment deposits and forms by established deadlines.
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  • Mark you calendar for your student orientation.
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  • Check ATSU email for important information.
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  • Meet your classmates through the online forum (you will receive access information via email).
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  • Apply for financial aid.
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  • Make housing arrangements – feel free to use the ATSU Department of Admissions as home base for your planning.
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  • Contact ATSU Department of Admissions with any changes to your contact information (phone, email, address) so you will receive important updates.

Required Immunizations

ATSU-MOSDOH requires all entering students to provide proof of their immunizations prior to matriculation. This is necessary for the student’s protection as well as the protection of any individuals with whom they come in contact.

The following immunizations are required. Students must provide documentation.

Tetanus/ Diphtheria/Pertussis (Tdap)

  • A booster of Tdap within the last 10 years

Polio

  • 3 doses are required before the age of 18
  • If you did not receive 3 doses, you will need to get a Polio Booster or a Titer

Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)

  • 2 doses are required; if documentation cannot be produced a positive titer will suffice. If titer is negative, students must receive 1 MMR booster

Hepatitis B (HepB)

  • 3 doses are required and a positive Titer. If titer is negative, students must complete one of the two options:
    • Receive 2 vaccination series (Heplisav-B) OR 3 vaccination series (Engerix-B) & repeat titer 1-2 months after
    • Receive 1 vaccination for booster & repeat Surface Antibody Titer 1-2 months after (if the titer is still negative, proceed with completion of the series and additional titer).

Varicella (Chicken Pox)

  • 2 doses are required; if documentation cannot be produced a positive titer will suffice. If titer is negative, students must receive 1 varicella booster.

Meningococcal

  • 1 dose of Quadrivalent (Menactra or Menveo) vaccine

Influenza

  • The influenza vaccination is required annually (a flu clinic is held on campus each fall).

Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) OR IGRA Blood Test

  • Two completed Tuberculin Skin Tests (if there is no documented proof of positive TST in the past)
    • These must be completed 1 to 3 weeks apart.
  • An IGRA Blood Test (T-Spot or Quantiferon Gold) may be substituted for TSTs.
  • If history of positive TST or IGRA: Documentation and evidence of any chest x-ray and medical treatment must be provided.
  • If there is a known history of BCG vaccination, an IGRA blood test is preferred.
  • Please note: A one-step TST will be required in the D2 through D4 year as well.

COVID-19 Vaccine

  • COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters are strongly recommended for all students. Please note that many of ATSU-MOSDOH's external clinical partners require students to be vaccinated prior to training in their facilities and exemptions may not be accepted. Clinical external rotation sites may require additional testing for their site and will be at the expense of the student. Consequently, unvaccinated students may be delayed in completing or unable to successfully complete program requirements.

Additional Immunization Requirements:

  • Submitted copies of immunization records must come from an identifiable licensed Physician (DO or MD), Physician Assistant (PA), Nurse Practitioner (NP), state health department, and/or pharmacy.
  • All required titer screenings must have a positive (or immune) result to be accepted by MOSDOH.
  • Students immunized in other countries must have their immunization documents translated into English by a certified translator. All foreign documentation must be translated before being reviewed by MOSDOH.

Once you have gathered the necessary records, please email to the address listed below by June 1st.
Via Email: mosdohimmunizations@atsu.edu
Via Fax: (660) 626-2812
If you have any additional questions regarding immunizations, please contact mosdohimmunizations@atsu.edu or (660) 626-2844.
*Under certain circumstances, a request for exemption from preventative health requirements may be provisionally granted if a state of Missouri allowable immunization exemption certificate is on file with the Student Success office. Be advised that an exemption from immunization requirements may delay or prohibit entry into early clinic experiences and/or the clinical component of the program, and/or cause the student to be unable to complete required curriculum and/or graduate. Students seeking exemptions should submit the Request for Exemption from ATSU Vaccination Requirement form to mosdohimmunizations@atsu.edu. Please note: External Rotation sites may have additional immunization requirements. If these are not met, the student may be unable to complete the rotation or need to complete the rotation at another site.