Your confidentiality and protected health information (PHI) are of the highest priority. As such, you will be unable to schedule appointments through Google calendar. While this may cause inconvenience, there are risks associated with calendar sharing that could result in unwanted sharing of your PHI or the PHI of others. 

Think of your counseling record as protected health information (PHI) that may only be shared with your permission. Even with your permission, the OUWB Mental Health Counselor may share information from your record, but cannot release the record itself. The OUWB Medical School does not have access to your mental health records, and therefore would be unable to share them with residency programs.

Minimal information related to assessment, safety, treatment plan goals/progress, and treatment interventions are included in your record. Only yourself and the counselor have access to your records. The OU Counseling Center and Graham Health Center may also have access to your records, though they will not be viewing your information unless you are working with one of their staff members.

You may request your record at any time, and the counselor may determine whether this request will be accommodated. Additionally, you may give written permission to have your information shared with another source, though your record itself will not be released. There are a few rare exceptions to this rule, such as a subpoena for the records from a court of law.

Per the National Association of Social Workers, “The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being and help meet basic and complex needs of all people, with a particular focus on those who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty.” Social work takes into account how both a person’s environment (external factors such as home, school, work, family, friends, community) and their person (internal factors such as genetics, health, social history or life experiences, identity, mental health, beliefs) impact a person’s situation and outlook. Using this lens, social workers can assess and intervene to help clients learn how to cope with stressors or to empower clients to create change.

Counselors work in a variety of places, including: hospitals, clinics, schools, private practices, juvenile justice systems, prisons, homeless and domestic violence shelters, child and adult protective services, foster care agencies, senior centers, nursing homes, and grassroot community organizations. They can hold a variety of jobs, such as mental health/substance abuse therapists, advocates, crisis interventionalists, case managers, community organizers, program evaluators, managers or directors of non-profits, community educators, and faculty in academia.

In the state of Michigan, a social worker or professional counselor who has completed their Master of Social Work/Master of Counseling, passed the national clinical licensing exam, and has at least 3,000 to 4,000 hours of supervised clinical work can receive their LMSW or LPC credentials. An LMSW, or Licensed Master of Social Work or an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) are eligible to provide psychotherapy.

For more information on who is qualified to provide mental health therapy, please visit National Alliance on Mental Health and Therapist Aid.

Each year during the annual enrollment period, eligible students enroll, dis-enroll, and add or delete dependents from the plan. It is important that you consider your elections carefully since changes to those elections can generally only be made during a subsequent annual enrollment period. Exceptions will be made if you experience a qualified Life Status Change.

Students who wish to participate in the OUWB insurance plan need to submit an enrollment form. The deadline to submit forms for the 2024-2025 academic year is Friday, August 9, 2024. Please return completed forms to Alex Roggenbuck in the CMSS located in 216 O’Dowd Hall or via fax at (248) 370-2767 or email ([email protected]).

The 2024-2025 Health Insurance Guide along with tools to help you choose your coverage can be found on the OUWB Health Care MedSync page.

The payments for Buy Up plans or dependent coverage are due each semester on August 15 and January 15. Payments can be made through the Oakland University Online MarketPlace (link to come soon).

Contact Information
For all other questions regarding benefits, please contact customer service at Hylant Group.

Hylant Customer Service
Direct line: (800) 609-9614
[email protected]

OUWB provides currently enrolled students with Long Term Disability (LTD) insurance through Guardian.  To learn more about your coverage, please visit the  OUWB Health Care MedSync page.

The following is the list of immunizations required to begin your medical school career as well as specific requirements for the tests and/or boosters that must be documented. Refer to the AAMC Standardized Immunization form for additional information. Please note that you must provide copies of physician and/or health department documentation regarding all titers and immunizations. 

• Adult tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) – one dose in the past 10 years
• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) - 2 doses or proof of immunity
• Hepatitis B vaccine – 3 doses AND proof of immunity with a quantitative titer
• Tuberculosis screening with either (1) IGRA blood test, or (2) PPD intradermal TB Skin Tests (TST). The second TST must be placed one week after the first TST read date.  The TB screening must be within the calendar year of the beginning of your M1 studies. Positive PPD tests must be confirmed with an IGRA blood test.  If positive, please submit a current chest x-ray report (within this calendar year), a previous chest x-ray report and a TB symptom questionnaire.
• Varicella vaccine – 2 doses or proof of immunity
• Childhood immunization record documenting completion of:
  • Primary DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus) series
  • Polio series
• Annual influenza vaccine (flu shot) is required. 
• COVID-19 vaccine is required.

If you are a current or future OUWB Medical Student and have questions in regard to specific tests or immunizations, contact Graham Health Center at (248) 370-2341 or via email at [email protected]