Academic year 2023/24
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?
- Appointments are available for health screening start on Monday, 11th September 2023
- We would hope that all students have their first appointment in place by 9th October 2023
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 using the Gregorian calendar.
- Any record of previous Hepatitis B vaccination
- If you have childhood vaccination records, especially 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.
- Covid-19 vaccine records if you have been vaccinated.
- 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 €310 and is paid along with your UCD registration fee.
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 2 doses of MMR vaccine.
- Providing the Schools with regular updates of the student’s compliance with UCD’s I.D. Policy.
- Providing a Certificate of Completion to include confirmation of your vaccine and health screening records.
Health Screening is expected to be completed within 12-15 months.
What is not included in the €310 (HSC)
- Any MMR vaccine required (if you are unable to provide proof of MMR x 2 vaccination).
- 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 or Mantoux/Tuberculin Skin Test.
Test for Tuberculosis (TB) status
Your TB test must have been done within the last 2 years.
This can be either an IGRA TB blood test OR a Mantoux/Tuberculin Skin Test (TST).
Mantoux test results must be recorded in millimetres (example: 2mm) rather than Positive or Negative.
The charge for IGRA TB testing is €125. Charges
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 Click: (opens in a new window)https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/immunisation/whoweare/requestrecord.html
Or search (opens in a new window)www.immunisation.ie/ . 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:
Malaysia, (Ministry of Health Malaysia: (opens in a new window)www.moh.gov.my
Canada; (Immunisation Canada on (opens in a new window)http://www.immunize.ca/en/learn/records.aspx )
USA; Local GP, Paediatrician or (opens in a new window)How to find my US child immunisation records
Singapore; (opens in a new window)https://www.nir.hpb.gov.sg/nirp/eservices/login ,
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
Covid-19 vaccination
Although the University does not currently require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the UCD School of Medicine strongly recommends that all students and staff are vaccinated. Most clinical sites will require students and healthcare workers to be vaccinated (or, if unvaccinated, to undergo a formal risk assessment) prior to attending the site.
If you received Covid-19 vaccination, please bring the records along to your health screen appointment. For further information on UCD's Infectious Disease Policy, click on the link. https://www.ucd.ie/stuhealth/t4media/Infectionpolicy.pdf
Further information on charges for all services provided by the Student Health Service are available on: Charges.