FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How do I book a Health Screening Appointment?
You can book your health screening appointment 48 hours after your UCD registration becomes live. Appointments can be booked by calling reception in the Student Health Service on 01-7163134.
When do I attend for Health Screening?
- Health Screening starts in September. Please book your 1st Health Screen appointment at your earliest convenience. You must be registered as a UCD student for 48 hours before you can book an appointment. Students are expected to have arranged their first appointment by 20th October 2025.
Note: Health Screening is expected to be completed within 12-15 months.
What MUST I bring with me when presenting for health screening?
- Original Photo Identity Document, either Passport or Driver’s Licence.
- No ID on day - No screening!
What else do I bring?
- Vaccine records should be translated into English and legible.
- Any record of previous Hepatitis B vaccination.
- If you have childhood vaccination records, in particular MMR and Chicken Pox (Varicella), bring them to your appointment. MMR serology is not accepted as per Infectious Disease Policy.
- A copy of a Quantiferon IGRA / T-Spot TB blood test OR a Mantoux/Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) results if either test was carried out within the last 2 years. We will only accept negative results. If there are any positive results this should be followed up locally before you can come to UCD.
- You should still attend your health screening appointment even if do not have all your vaccine records.
How much is the Health Screening Charge (HSC)?
The Health Screening fee is €330 and is paid along with your UCD registration fee (this is for all courses).
What does the Health Screening Charge (HSC) include?
The health screening programme for all undergrad and graduate Medicine students consists of:
- Blood test to check for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV and Varicella Zoster (Chicken Pox) immune status.
- Provision of 1 course of Hepatitis B vaccines as required. (3 doses of vaccine)
- Recording evidence of previous BCG vaccine. There is no need to get a new BCG vaccine.
- Blood testing to assess post-vaccination antibody levels on completion of Hepatitis B vaccine course.
- Recording Proof of vaccination history including evidence of 2 MMR vaccinations.
- Providing the Schools with regular updates of the student’s compliance with UCD’s Infectious Disease Policy.
- Providing a Certificate of Completion to include confirmation of your vaccine and health screening records.
What is not included in the €330 (HSC)?
- Any additional MMR vaccine required (if you are unable to provide proof of MMR x 2 vaccination). (MMR serology is not accepted as per Infectious Disease Policy)
- Any Varicella vaccines required (if your health screening blood test shows that you are not varicella immune)
- Additional Hepatitis B vaccines required above the standard Hepatitis B course of 3 doses.
- Quantiferon IGRA TB blood test.
Test for Tuberculosis (TB) status
Your TB test must have been done within the last 2 years. If it has been more than 2 years you will need to repeat this test. It can be done in the Student Health Service by booking an IGRA test and there is a €125 charge for this.
MMR documentation
A complete course consisting of 2 doses of MMR vaccine is required. MMR serology is not accepted as per Infectious Disease Policy.
MMR vaccination is part of your routine childhood & school vaccination schedules.
If you do not have documentation of 2 MMR vaccines, check with your family GP first.
Otherwise (opens in a new window)click here to request immunisation records from the HSE.
Or (opens in a new window)click here to search the National Immunisations Office. Scroll down the page & go to “How do I” section. Click on “check vaccine records”. Click on “Local Health Offices” for the contact numbers to request your MMR & BCG records.
MMR for overseas students
A complete course consists of 2 doses. MMR vaccine and was introduced in Malaysia in 2002. It may be recorded as Campak, Beguk & Rubella. If you have an incomplete of MMR course, this should be completed prior to arriving in Ireland.
If you do not have vaccination records, check out the following links:
Canada: Vaccine Records: Access your or our child's vaccination history -(opens in a new window) Canada.ca
Malaysia: Records are now found on Sejahtera app they are no longer online.
Singapore: Vaccine Records: Access you or your child's vaccination history -(opens in a new window) Log into HealthHub with Singpass
USA: Vaccine Records: Access you or your child's vaccination history -(opens in a new window) cdc.gov
If you still cannot provide a record of 2 MMR vaccines, MMR vaccination will be offered for an additional charge, or the course can be completed by your GP.
You must show proof of 2 MMRs to complete your health screen.
Varicella (Chicken pox) immunity
Your Varicella (chicken pox) immune status is checked as part of the health screening blood tests.
If your blood test does not show immunity, 2 doses of Varicella vaccine are required to complete health screening. This is irrespective of whether you have had Chickenpox disease previously or not.
If you received Varicella vaccine as a child, please bring these records to your health screen appointment.
Varicella vaccine is available in the Student Health Service if required for an additional fee. See our website for additional charges: Charges