Health Requirements for Students

LSUHSC requires all medical, nursing, allied health, and dental students to meet the following health requirements for admission. All forms can be found in the "Forms/Records" tab above. Enter your following information into the AAMC Standardized Immunization Form and your student health portal.
• Varicella: Documentation of two (2) doses of Varivax vaccine or a positive serologic IgG antibody titer confirming immunity.
• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella): Documentation of a completed two (2) dose vaccine series or positive serologic IgG antibody titers confirming immunity.
• Tdap: Documentation of one (1) dose administered within the past ten (10) years.
• Tuberculosis (TB): A negative TB blood test (QuantiFERON-TB Gold or T-SPOT) or a negative tuberculin skin test is required annually.
o Students who have received the BCG vaccine should receive a TB blood test due to the potential for false-positive skin test results.
o If a TB skin test or blood test is positive, please submit proof of past treatment. If no treatment has been received, it is strongly encouraged. Newly positive or past positive TB results require a chest X-ray and completed TB symptom review form prior to admission.
• Hepatitis B: Documentation of completion of the two (2) or three (3) dose vaccine series and proof of immunity through a quantitative Hepatitis B surface antibody titer. A titer ≥ 10 mIU/mL is considered positive for immunity.
o If antibody titers are below the protective threshold (<10 mIU/mL), a Hepatitis B booster is required, followed by repeat titers in 4–8 weeks.
• Influenza Vaccine: One (1) dose required annually each fall.
• Meningococcal Vaccine: Highly recommended within the past ten (10) years for students residing in campus housing.
• COVID-19 Vaccine: COVID-19 vaccination records may be entered in the portal for record-keeping
purposes but are not mandatory.

• Submit the completed AAMC Standard Immunization Form along with supporting vaccine records and serologic lab titer documentation via student health submission portal.

You can access the student health submission portal by going to the LSU Health New Orleans website https://www.lsuhsc.edu click on MENU → MyLSUHSC → Self Service → Academic Self-Service→ Enter your LSUHSC username and password→ Click My Forms → Enter the required information for each immunization and upload your documentation.

• When submitting your documentation, you must attach records for all reported items, including:

- Medical records

- Lab results

- Vaccine records

• All documentation must include your full name (first and last) and your date of birth.