Health Resources
The below information is taken from the Columbia Health webpage and is up to date as of May 12, 2017.
Recognizing that health is a vital part of learning, Alice! Health Promotion works to create and sustain a healthy University community in which students can achieve their personal and academic goals.
Counseling and Psychological Services supports the psychological and emotional well-being of the campus community by providing counseling, consultation and crisis intervention — all of which adhere to strict standards of confidentiality.
Counseling and Psychological Services offers short-term individual counseling, referrals for longer-term therapy, student-life support groups, medication consultation, and emergency consultation.
SEAS CPS Walk-In Hours
- Dr. Whitney Randall
- Tuesdays
- 11:15am -1:15pm
- 530 Mudd (5th Floor)
Open to undergrad and graduate students. Appointment not required for Tuesday walk-in hours. Other CPS walk-in hours are listed here.
Disability Services facilitates equal access for students with disabilities by coordinating accommodations and support services, cultivating a campus culture that is sensitive and responsive to the needs of students.
Students seeking accommodations or support services from Disability Services are required to register with the office. If you are interested in pursuing an evaluation for a learning disability, please visit the referrals and other campus resources page.
Visit the Insurance Office to:
- Learn more about the Columbia Student Health Insurance plans
- Get advice about making the annual student medical insurance selection
- Get assistance with enrollment in the voluntary plans offered by Aetna Student Health
- Get information about enrolling dependents in the student medical insurance
You can contact the Insurance Office by email at [email protected] or by phone at (212) 854-3286.
Visit the Immunization Compliance Office to:
- Submit student’s measles, mumps, and rubella documentation per the New York State public health law
- Get assistance with making the online meningitis vaccine decision
You can contact the Immunization Office by email at [email protected] or by phone at (212) 854-7210.
Medical Services provides routine and urgent medical care, travel medicine, immunizations, as well as sexual health services, reproductive and gynecological services, LGBTQ health care, and confidential HIV testing. Students are encouraged to make appointments online with their health care provider.
How to make an appointment:
Appointments with your Primary Care Provider are available on an 18 hour rolling window via the web portal.
Many appointments with a Registered Nurse can be handled on a walk-in basis, but we strongly encourage you to first establish care with a Primary Care Provider at Medical Services.
Contact us at 212-854-7426 in advance to ensure we can accommodate your schedule. Specific types of appointments can be scheduled on the same day.
What to do when we are closed:
If you have an emergency call 911 or Public Safety if you are on campus at 212-854-5555.
After-hours, weekends or University holidays: contact our clinician on call at 212-854-7426 or 855-779-7132.
Sexual Violence Response (SVR) provides trauma-informed, confidential support through crisis counseling/intervention, advocacy, prevention, and outreach focused on interpersonal violence and harassment. Our mission is to eradicate all forms of gender-based violence. Through collective community action, SVR is committed to social change and creating a culture of accountability.
Contact Sexual Violence Response at (212) 854-HELP (4357) for 24/7/365 support.