Student Health Services
On this page you’ll find information about the health services offered to students and postdoctoral scholars at OHSU’s Student Health and Wellness Center:
Learn about wellness services.
Some services are also available for the spouses, domestic partners, and adult children of students and postdoctoral scholars.
Primary care
Virtual and in-person primary care appointments are available.
Primary care services:
- Preventive care, treatment of injuries and illnesses and care for ongoing health conditions
- Sexual and reproductive health, including birth control, IUDs, pregnancy tests and testing for STIs
- Gender-affirming care
- OHSU compliance requirements, like vaccines and annual TB screening
- Travel-related medical care and vaccines
- Medication management, including prescription refills
- Referrals for specialty care
- Testing for COVID-19, blood-borne pathogens, and treatment for needlestick injuries
- Sensitive, confidential exams for students of any gender who are survivors of sexual misconduct
Behavioral health
Behavioral health services include:
- Short-term counseling for individuals and couples
- Therapy and support groups
- Therapy for insomnia
- Therapy referrals to providers in the community
- Psychiatric evaluations, referrals for psychiatric care and medication management
- Crisis support
- Assessment and treatment for alcohol and other substance abuse problems
- Suicide prevention training and other initiatives
When you call for your first appointment, we’ll book you for a 30-minute phone call with a provider and together you’ll create a care plan.
Meet your behavioral health providers.
Let’s Talk: Online drop-in support
Every Wednesday from 12-1 p.m., you can drop in to talk one-on-one with a counselor over Zoom. Let's Talk is free for OHSU students and postdoctoral scholars. You don’t need to make an appointment to join.
What to expect when you join:
- A welcoming, non-judgmental space
- A trained professional who will listen to your concerns
- A brief, solution-focused conversation to explore your issues
- Guidance, information and resources to help address your concerns
- A supportive space to discuss a range of topics, including academic stress, relationship concerns, personal development and more
Make an appointment
Call 503-494-8665, ext. 1.
Current primary care patients can schedule virtual visits on MyChart.
Contact us
For general questions:
- Call our main office at 503-494-8665
- Email us at shw@ohsu.edu
For pre-entrance immunization questions, email us at shwcompliance@ohsu.edu.
After hours support
If you have an emergency, call 911.
If you experience a behavioral health crisis outside of regular hours, call us at 503-494-8665, ext. 5, to talk to a crisis counselor.
If you need non-emergency medical advice outside of regular hours, call the OHSU hospital at 503-494-8311 and ask for Student Health’s after-hours triage.
Community support:
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
- Multnomah County Mental Health Crisis Intervention: 503-988-4888
Stress and Depression Questionnaire
Fill out an anonymous questionnaire and start a dialogue about how you’re doing with a mental health provider from the Student Health and Wellness Center. You stay anonymous unless you choose to share your identity. We’re here to support you.