Health and Wellness

Immunization Requirements

All students attending Saint Mary’s are required to present injection dates of certain immunizations.

Students are expected to be current on these immunizations and provide this information on their health forms prior to the start of their first semester. Failure to provide the appropriate information by the start of the first semester on campus will result in a student being unable to attend classes or register for second semester classes. Requirements are as follows:

Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)

First dose at age 12–15 months or later
Second dose at age 4–6 years or later
Students born before 1956 are not required to provide MMR dates

Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis

Primary series (Dtap or DTP) in childhood
Booster (Td) at age 11 or 12 and every 10 years after
Students will be expected to come to school with a current date. If a booster is necessary before graduation from college, the student will have the option of receiving one in Student Health for a nominal fee.
Current Td dates are required regardless of the year of birth

Polio Vaccine

Primary series in childhood
Boosters after the age of 18 are currently only recommended for travel to certain parts of the world

Conscientious Objection
Students who, due to personal beliefs, have a conscientious objection to immunization or have a medical reason which prohibits them from obtaining any or all of these vaccines, will not be required to be current. A notarized statement to this effect is required. In the case of a medical exemption, a physician’s statement is required. Forms for either situation are available by contacting Student Health at 507-457-1492 or curibeni@smumn.edu.

Student Health Services

Committed to providing quality, accessible healthcare for all students.

This includes assessment and management of acute illness and support of student health for ongoing conditions. Health education, health promotion and mentorship provide long-term benefits to students as they learn to navigate today’s complex healthcare environment and appropriately utilize limited healthcare resources.

Confidentiality:

All Wellness Center appointments and records are held in strict confidence. Information will not be shared with parents, faculty, administration, peers or anyone else without the student’s consent. An exception is made if a life-threatening situation arises.

Schedule an Appointment:

You will need to set up an appointment through the My Winona Health portal. If you already have a portal account, you can skip to the attachment which walks you through how to make the appointment. If you don't have a portal account, follow the instructions below.

If you don't have a portal account,you must call 507.457.7648 to register yourself in the Winona Health system before you are able to make an appointment. Be sure to mention that you are a Saint Mary's University student. They will ask for some basic information such as name, birthdate, address, and Social Security Number. Your SSN is to serve as a security question. If you don't have it, a different security question can be used. Once this is completed, you will receive an email with a direct link to make an account for the MyWH portal. This link is only active for 24 hours. You should receive this link immediately. If you don't, call back and ensure they heard your email address correctly. You can then schedule on the My Winona Health portal or through their app going forward. Instructions for how to navigate the portal once you reach that step are below.

For Winona Health portal instructions, click here.