Yale Student Health

Yale Student Health is a medical clinic in New Haven, CT, operating as the Student Health Department within the Yale Health Center. It serves all Yale undergraduate and graduate students, who are automatically eligible for care upon enrollment and assigned a Primary Care Provider. The department provides routine physical examinations, sick visits, and Travel Health Services for students. Yale varsity athletes are directed to Athletic Medicine for their specific needs. The clinic operates Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, with phone lines open from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm. For non-urgent clinical concerns, students can send messages via MyChart, which are answered within 48 hours during business days. In the event that Student Health is closed, Acute Care offers Registered Nurse telephone triage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and welcomes in-person visits from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., seven days a week.

The clinic emphasizes an active role for students in their own health care, encouraging them to take advantage of clinical and preventive services. A Student Health Care Navigator, Camilla Luker, is available to support students in navigating their Yale Health benefits and healthcare. Appointments can be scheduled online through MyChart. If a visit includes a sensitive exam, treatment, or procedure, a medical chaperone is required during that portion of the visit. The department also addresses health topics such as safer sex, sexually transmitted infections and testing, and general health education.

Located at 55 Lock St, the clinic is situated about 0.1 miles from the Yale Police Department and Ella P. Scantlebury Park. It is approximately 0.2 miles from Winchester Garden, Jean Pope Memorial Park, the Ingalls Ice Rink, and Grove Street.

Yale Student Health holds a rating of 2.30 based on 13 reviews. The clinic focuses on delivering patient-centered care to the student community, with specific protocols for urgent and non-urgent care pathways. It provides a dedicated point of contact for students seeking primary care, preventive services, and travel health support within the Yale University campus environment.

Services:

• Acute Care
• Clinical Guidance via MyChart
• Emergency Department Referrals
• Internal Medicine
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Pediatrics
• Primary Care Provider Assignment
• Routine Physical Examinations