Immunizations Requirements:

The following are vaccines required by the Physician Assistant Program for admission and to attend clinical rotations. The Immunization requirements follow the CDC vaccine schedule advised for Health Care Workers plus vaccines required by the Regional Medical Centers.

(The vaccines advised for Health Care Workers can be found here.)

Measles, Mumps, Rubella

Documentation of two (2) doses of vaccine, 4 weeks apart AND documented positive titer results.

Varicella

Documentation of two (2) doses of vaccine, 28 days apart or previous diagnosis of varicella AND documented positive titer results.

Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis

Give 1 dose of Tdap as soon as feasible to all Healthcare Providers (HCP) who have not received Tdap previously and to pregnant HCP with each pregnancy. Give Td boosters every 10 years thereafter. Give IM.

All HCPs who have not or are unsure if they have previously received a dose of Tdap should receive a dose of Tdap as soon as feasible, with-out regard to the interval since the previous dose of Td. Pregnant HCP should be revaccinated during each pregnancy. All HCPs should then receive Td boosters every 10 years thereafter.

Hepatitis B

Documentation of three (3) doses of vaccine AND positive titer results.

Influenza Vaccine   (*given each year and required for didactic and clinical rotations)

Polio

Documentation of four (4) doses of vaccine.

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Required Annually:

PPD  (*given each year and required for didactic and clinical rotations)

Option A

  • Two-step Tuberculin Skin Test (2nd step must be within 1-3 weeks)

Option B

  • QuantiFeron Gold Blood Test

*If results for either Option A or Option B are positive, Chest X-Ray is required.

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The following Vaccines are not Required:

Covid-19 Vaccine

Vaccination is based on shared clinical decision making for the Didactic year.  The Covid-19 Vaccine is not required for the Didactic training phase of the program.

*Student requirement for the Covid-19 Vaccine for clinical clerkships will be dependent on the Regional Medical Center immunization policy requirements.

Meningococcal

Recommended but not required.  (If given, documentation of vaccine advised.)

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Vaccine Exemptions:

Students must understand when clinical rotations begin, vaccine exemptions will make clinical placement challenging and difficult as each Healthcare System and Medical practice requires standard vaccines to be current before accepting and allowing students on clinical rotations. A Healthcare System or Medical practice may elect not recognize a vaccine exemption regardless of religious or other reason.

International Travel Health Policy    

The FMU PA Program does not currently offer elective clinical rotation international travel.