Who We Are

What We Have to Offer

UDM WELLNESS CENTER

Our Location, Staff, and Hours• Our Health Clinic and Personal Counseling are both located in 104

West Quad in the student dormitory quadrant.

• Our Health Clinic hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m.• Personal Counseling hours are 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

• Our Personal Counseling staff includes:

• Annamaria Silveri, RN, LPC, LLP, PhD

• Marjorie Lang, MA, LLPC

• Natalie Wicks, MA, ACSW

• Our Health Clinic is staffed by a Nurse Practitioner.

Personal CounselingIndividual sessions are offered in a confidential environment using an empathetic approach. We provide counseling to students for matters of concern including:

• Adjustment issues• Relationship difficulties

• Stress• Anxiety

• Depression• Self-confidence/esteem issues

• Addiction• Grief and loss

• Trauma• Psychological distress

Health Center• Our services are provided on a walk-in basis and by scheduled

appointment.

• Students utilize our services for a variety of reasons including:

• Health maintenance and preventive services• Illness and injury care• Annual health exams• Annual sports physicals

• Required health physicals for medical and nursing students• Sexual health (male and female)• STD screening and education• Health education and promotion

• Diet, nutrition, and weight counseling• Immunizations including flu shots

• TB skin testing• Referrals

Paying for Health Care Services

• Personal Counseling visits are included within tuition.

• Health Center visits are provided in cooperation with Collegiate Insurance Resources (CIR).

• A student health insurance plan is required for all students living in the dorms: student insurance (CIR) or private insurance.

• All students have access to health clinic services.

Health Insurance for Dorm Residents

• Students living in the dorms on campus are required to maintain health insurance at all times throughout the academic year.

• Cofinity provides health insurance for all students. The cost is provided below:• $1,391 for undergraduate students per annum, and,• $1516 for graduate students per annum.

• Students may opt out of Cofinity-provided health insurance by completing required online opt-out documentation by September 26, 2015.

• A link to Cofinity is provided on our UDM Wellness Center website.

Waiving Student Health Insurance (opting out)• The procedure for opting out of student health insurance is detailed in a one-page document included in your SOAR parent folder.

• Failing to complete and submit the online Cofinity Health Insurance waiver form will result in the following:

• A charge for the full premium and corresponding hold on the student account;• Automatic enrollment in Cofinity Health Insurance for one

year.

• Only dorm residents need to waive student health insurance. This procedure and process does not apply to commuter students.

Mandatory TB Screening

• The UDM Wellness Center requires that a Tuberculosis skin test report (TB Questionnaire) be on file for all new international students and new incoming freshman students.

• A TB skin test or chest x-ray must be performed in the U.S. or Canada within 12 months of the student’s first semester on campus.

• Failure to complete and provide the TB Questionnaire, and to obtain screening, as needed, will result in a hold being placed on your student’s account and an inability to register for the next semester.

• Please make sure that your student signs and submits the TB Questionnaire by mailing it or dropping it off at the Wellness Center.

Health Wellness and Promotion

•We look forward to promoting health and awareness with your student.

• Thank you for completing the TB Questionnaire and Health Insurance (Opt-out Information) forms.

• Enjoy your summer!