Travel Clinic
Travel Services May Include:
- International travel consultation
- Travel immunization review based on itinerary and trip activities
- Travel prescriptions for malaria, altitude sickness, typhoid, and others if needed
- Travel appointment to complete forms for travel programs (UCEAP, Global Seminars, Alternative Breaks)
- Advice: illness prevention, and food and travel safety
- A country specific report on geography, climate, disease risks, and travel advisories
- US Embassy information
Step 1: Immunizations
- You must obtain your immunization (vaccination) records and bring a copy to the travel appointment.
- You can obtain your immunization records from your parents, pediatrician, and/or high school.
- If you need additional immunizations or vaccinations, you can obtain those at the SHS Nurses' Clinic by appointment.
Step 2: Appointments
- If you are under the care of a therapist, psychiatrist and/or a medical specialist: Please get travel clearance from them prior to your SHS travel appointment. If you come to your SHS travel appointment without obtaining clearance from your specialist, therapist or psychiatrist, your clearance may be placed on hold.
- Schedule your general travel clearance appointment.
- Call Group 1 or 2 or (858) 534-3300 central scheduling line
- Please schedule your travel clinic visit at least 6-8 weeks before your departure. Appointments fill fast—call to schedule early!
Step 3: Travel Questionnaires
Go to MyStudentChart:
- Click on your scheduled travel appointment and start the echeck-in process.
- Complete the assigned questionnaire.
Costs
See the Cost of Services* page for more information. The estimated cost for services will vary and are listed on the information form for each country. These fees may not include the cost of required immunizations, lab testing, EKGs, x-rays, medications or other diagnostic tests.
Questions?
Please call 858-534-2918 during regular clinic hours.
Travel Links
- Study Abroad at UC San Diego
- Way to Go: Many Healthy Returns (CDC Video)
- CDC Travel Info
- Travel Health Online (Shoreland)
- The Immunization Action Coalition
- U.S. Department of State
- Int'l. Society of Travel Medicine