Health & Wellness Services - Students

Health & Wellness offers an appointment-based medical clinic for all registered part-time and full-time students at Western and affiliated colleges. Appointments are covered through the USC's PurpleCare (for undergrad students) and SOGS Health and Dental Plan (for grad students), unless you've opted-out. 

Book an Appointment with a Doctor

To book an appointment with a doctor at Health & Wellness Services, you can either call, or book online.

You can call reception to book an appointment at 519-661-3030. Our staff will be answering calls during clinic hours. When making an appointment, please provide your name, student number, and telephone number.

If you have visited the clinic before, you can book your appointment online. To book an appointment online, click the link below & follow the instructions.

 

Some of our Services:

Medical Care

Health & Wellness offers an appointment-based medical clinic for all registered part-time and full-time students at Western and affiliated colleges. Urgent problems such as infections or injuries can often be seen the same day. Appointments can also be booked for non-urgent medical issues. Patients may see a physician of a specific gender and may also ask to see the same doctor for each visit.

Counselling & Psychiatry

Health & Wellness provides professional and confidential services, free of charge, to students needing assistance to meet their personal, social and academic goals. Services include consultation, referral, groups and workshops, as well as brief, change-oriented psychotherapy.

At this time, Health & Wellness may be able to accept Psychiatry referrals from community physicians. Click here for the referral form.

Birth Control Information

Health & Wellness offers birth control information to patients receiving, or interested in receiving, a prescription for birth control. Appointments with a Family doctor should be booked to review information on types of birth control available and proper use and to make informed decisions about your birth control needs.

Allergy Injections & Immunization

If you receive injections for allergies, hormone therapy, or vitamin deficiencies, you can receive these injections at Health & Wellness. If you require an immunization injection, you may also book an appointment to receive your shot with us. The clinic offers a variety of immunizations including tetanus, polio, hepatitis B, HPV, and the influenza vaccine (flu shot).

Flu & COVID-19 Shot

Students looking to get the seasonal flu, or COVID-19 shot can stop by Health & Wellness Services in Thames Hall and book an appointment. Seasonal clinics also run every fall, check our vaccination page for more information.

Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing

Health & Wellness physicians can screen for all common sexually transmitted infections, including gonorrhoea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B. STI testing is done with the utmost sensitivity and understanding. It's better to come in and get tested than to worry, experience discomfort, or wait for a condition to become worse.

Trans Care Team

Recognizing the unique needs of gender-diverse students, the Trans Care Team comprises a group of clinicians from Health & Wellness Mental and Physical Health support teams who work together to provide specialized psychological counselling and medical care to students in a 2SLGBTQIA+ affirmative environment. Physicians at Health & Wellness have received training from Rainbow Health Ontario in the realm of counselling, hormone prescribing/maintenance, injections, surgical referrals, and post-operative care. They are able to refer to endocrine specialists and/or psychiatrists if there are complex needs beyond the scope of their primary care providers. Mental Health counsellors at Health & Wellness offer both individual counselling as well as the Queer Connections group care sessions that run each semester.

If your medical concern is urgent or you are in crisis, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.