Maintaining good health is an essential part of education. Student Health Services at Samuel Merritt University are provided by a nurse practitioner at the Oakland campus and by Sutter @ Work at the Sacramento Campus. San Francisco and San Mateo students will use Student Health Services in Oakland. The clinic offers health care screening and maintenance as well as care for on-going and acute health needs. Services include family planning, urgent care, immunizations, diagnostic care, and management of chronic conditions. Visits to the nurse practitioner are free to enrolled students. However, any outside services are charged separately to the student or their private health insurance.
Students at the Oakland, San Francisco and San Mateo Campuses can visit the Student Health Center located in the Peralta Medical Office Building, 3100 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 3105, Oakland, CA 94609. Student Health appointments may be scheduled by calling (510) 869-6629. We also welcome drop-ins with the exceptions of physical exams.
Students at the Sacramento campus can make appointments through Sutter @ Work. Samuel Merritt University is contracted with clinics in the Sacramento area for free annual PPD updates. Physical exams & vaccinations are charged a fee and the student is responsible for those fees. Below is a listing of clinics in the area. You must have a treatment authorization form signed by the site manager at the SRC before you go to an appointment.
Sacramento Clinics- Locations and contact information for local Sacramento clinics.
Local Health Clinics- Locations and contact information for discounted immunizations, HIV anonymous testing, STD testing, and other medical services.
In urgent medical situations, students should be seen at urgent care or an emergency room; students and their insurance carrier must assume the cost of the emergency room visit.
Health Requirements
Samuel Merritt University has health requirements for all incoming and enrolled students, including a physical exam and immunizations. Student Health Services maintains all student health records and determines compliancy with these health requirements, working together with students and faculty to ensure that your records are kept up to date. Questions regarding health records, immunizations, missing documentation, or health service "holds" on academic registration must be directed to Student Health Services. All documentation needed to update a student's health record must be submitted directly to our Clinic. Options include mail, fax, scan, in person, or placed in lock box in front of our office.
All students are seen at no charge for:
- Acute outpatient health care
- Continuity of care for chronic Illness
- Family Planning
- Health care screening/assessment
- PPD skin tests for tuberculosis screening
- Specialty referrals
- Wellness consultation
Student Health System Login - Access to view and print student health record
Important Forms
Student Health Record Forms - required health record forms for perspective studentsAnnual Tuberculosis Screening Survey - for students with a positive TB historyDeclination of Tdap VaccinationDeclination of Influenza Vaccine
Eligibility for Services
Students do not qualify for student health care services after termination of regular enrollment or when on leave of absence.Primary Services Not Provided by Health Services:
a. Illness or injury requiring hospitalization
b. Specialty services or referrals, e.g., gynecological, dental, dermatological, ophthalmologic, optometric, psychiatric, etc.
c. Special appliances such as braces, glasses, splints, etc.
d. Health care after termination of regular enrollment or when on leave of absence
e. Cost of prescribed medication
f. Visits to the emergency department or the occupational health physician (unless covered by Worker’s Compensation)
g. Lab, x-ray, and other diagnostic tests
General Office Hours Monday through Friday: 9 am-5 pm Nurse Practitioner HoursMonday: 9 am- 12:30 pm Wednesday & Friday: 10 am -5 pm
Contact Information
3100 Telegraph Avenue
Medical Office Building, Suite 3105
Oakland, CA 94609
Phone: (510) 869-6629
Fax: (510) 869-6212
Map and Directions to Student Health
Family Nurse Practitioner
Phyllis Nissenoff, FNP, PA-C Pnissenoff@samuelmerritt.edu