Clinical Health Requirements

This webpage is for students completing the clinical experience portion of the following health science programs: Nursing, Physical Therapy, and Physician Assistant. If you are an incoming student, please click here to visit the health requirements webpage.

Students are required to be clinically health compliant PRIOR to starting their clinical experience and maintain their health compliance status throughout their experience(s) (submitting updated records to the CHIP center and clinical site as applicable).
The deadline to submit required health records to the CHIP Center and clinical site is determined by the faculty clinical coordinator of the academic program.
Students are responsible for submitting health records to the CHIP Center AND clinical site(s). PA students are responsible for submitting health records to the CHIP Center and Typhon.

Requirements for Clinical Experience(s)

Please submit proof of the following to the CHIP Center and clinical site:

Tuberculosis (PPD) screening within 1 year of clinical end date*
Physical exam within 1 year of clinical end date
TD/Tdap vaccination within 10 years of clinical end date
Varicella (Chicken Pox), (must satisfy 1 of 3):
- Vaccination (2 doses)
- Immunity (positive titer including lab report)
- Physician confirmed disease date
Hepatitis B, (must satisfy 1 of 3):
- Vaccination series (3 doses)
- Immunity (positive titer lab report)
- Signed declination**
Annual Flu shot or **
Annual completion of the .

Important note: Clinical requirements may vary by clinical site. Please contact your faculty coordinator for site-specific requirements.

*Nursing students see NUR specific drop down for TB requirement.

**Only permitted for clinical sites that accept declinations; check with your faculty clinical coordinator and contact the CHIP Center for the form.

Acceptable Health Records

̨��Swag Clinical Health Form *(stamped or signed by provider)
̨��Swag Clinical Health Form PA Students *(stamped or signed by provider)
(electronic form)
Flu Shot Acknowledgment and Declination Form (paper)
Official Health record from a provider’s office (stamped or signed by provider)
Official Health record from an online patient portal
Health record from an employer

*̨��Swag PA students participating in the didactic phase and clinical phase of their program are required to submit the ̨��Swag Clinical Health form. Part 3 (physical exam) MUST be completed and signed by a medical provider.

Options to Submit Health Records

Online (preferred): (take a photo or scan and upload)
Fax: 716-839-8230
Office: Yurtchuk 116 (The CHIP Center)

Need a Physical Exam and/or Immunization?

Convenient location within 1 mile of campus
WNY Immediate Care offers physicals, TB testing, drug screenings, and more for an out of pocket cost. Insurance is not accepted for this service.
Please call about additional services immunizations offered.

Vaccinations Offered: Hepatitis A &B, Japanese Encephalitis, MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella), Meningitis (MCV4), Rabies, Polio, Td/Tdap, Typhoid, Varicella (Chicken Pox), Yellow Fever.
Great Lakes Physician Services also offers school physicals. Please visit for more information.
Cost: $50 visit fee. Insurance is NOT accepted. Immunization costs must be paid out of pocket. Cash, check, and credit card accepted. Call for cost of individual vaccines.
Address: 462 Grider Street, Suite 116 Buffalo, NY 14215
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am- 4:00 pm. By appointment only. No walk-ins.
Phone: 716-898-4153

Vaccinations Offered: Hepatitis A&B, Influenza, MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella), Meningitis, Polio, Pneumonia, Rabies, Tdap, Varicella (Chicken Pox), Shingles (Zoster), Yellow Fever, HPV, TB Skin Test, Japanese Encephalitis, Typhoid.
Cost: $25 visit fee. Insurance is NOT accepted. Immunization costs must be paid out of pocket. Cash, check, and credit card accepted. Call for cost of individual vaccines.
Address: 2805 Wehrle Drive, Suite 2 Williamsville, NY 14221
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9:00 am- 5:00 pm. Some weekend hours available. Call for specifics.
Phone: 855-729-2479

Vaccinations Offered: Typhoid, Tdap, Hepatitis A & B, MMR (Measles, Mumps &Rubella), Meningitis, Polio, Varicella (Chicken Pox), Haemophilus, Influenza B, Japanese Encephalitis, Shingles (Zoster), Rabies, Pneumococcal.
Cost: $40 visit fee. Insurance is NOT accepted. Immunization costs must be paid out of pocket. Cash, check, and credit card accepted. Call for cost of vaccines.
Address: 100 College Parkway, Suite 260 Williamsville, NY 14221.
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30 am- 2:00 pm. By appointment only. No walk-ins.
Phone: 716-631-0920

Please note: this is not an exhaustive list of clinics in the area. The resources listed above are included due to the immunizations offered, cost and proximity to campus.

Requesting Health Records

Students can email health@daemen.edu to request a copy of their health records.

Please review the drop down menu for program specific details.

Nursing (NUR)

Nursing students participating in an external learning experience are required to complete the linked . This assessment will be reviewed by the CHIP Center team in place of an annual PPD test. For more information, please contact your faculty clinical coordinator.
COVID-19 vaccine requirements vary by clinical site. Please check with your clinical coordinator and clinical site for more information.
ALL nursing students (including students completing the program online) participating in an external learning experience are required to be clinically health compliant.
As a reminder, the CHIP Center does NOT fax or mail immunizations to your clinical sites.

Physical Therapy (PT)

COVID-19 vaccine requirements vary by clinical site. Please check with your clinical coordinator and clinical site for more information.
Letters of intent must be sent to your clinical site prior to the clinical compliance deadline set by your clinical coordinator. For more information, please contact your faculty clinical coordinator.
As a reminder, the CHIP Center does NOT fax or mail immunizations or letters of intent to your clinical sites.

Physician Assistant (PA)

Typhon

PA students utilize Typhon during the clinical portion of the program to track progress during rotations. Typhon also tracks some health requirements for PA students. As a result, the CHIP Center will update Typhon with the immunization records you submit.
Typhon will notify you when a requirement is expiring or past due. Please submit an updated record to the CHIP Center ASAP for that information to be updated.
"Immunization" on Typhon = Tuberculosis Screening

Other information

COVID-19 vaccine requirements vary by clinical site. Please check with your clinical coordinator and clinical site for more information.
Letters of intent must be sent to your clinical site prior to the clinical compliance deadline set by your clinical coordinator. For more information, please contact your faculty clinical coordinator.
PA students are REQUIRED to submit the ̨��Swag Clinical Health form. Part 3 of the form(Physical Exam) MUST be completed and signed by a medical provider.
As a reminder, the CHIP Center does NOT fax or mail immunizations or letters of intent to your clinical sites.
Clinical sites may have specific vaccine requirements such as COVID-19 and hepatitis B.

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