The Student Health Center (SHC) is committed to providing quality health care to all Vanderbilt students, including those within the LGBTQI community. We at SHC consider our environment to be a "safe" place to come for health care, counsel, and advice. The Student Health Center at Vanderbilt provides comprehensive and quality healthcare to the LGBTQI community. Services provided at the Student Health Center include:
- Primary care services
- Comprehensive services including pelvic exams
- STI testing and treatment
- Gender affirming hormone therapy for students 19+
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV
- Post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV
- Doxy PEP
During a visit to SHC, you can expect to receive comprehensive care that is sensitive to your sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. The providers at SHC are all knowledgeable about health care concerns you might have.
You play an integral part in the health care you receive. Communicating openly and honestly with your medical provider is an important way to receive comprehensive and sensitive medical care. This includes talking about issues like sexual orientation, sexuality, and gender. It’s also important you feel that you can ask questions of your provider. We strongly recommend that all students with ongoing health concerns establish themselves with one provider with whom they feel comfortable, rather than seeing different providers at every visit (such as through the Acute Care Clinic). This allows you to have a relationship with a person who understands your needs and helps you navigate through the health care system.
The SHC also partners with many other offices on the Vanderbilt campus, so that the excellent care we provide is complemented by a university-wide effort to support and assist LGBTQI students.
Learn more about the K.C. Potter Center for LGBTQI+ Health.
If you are enrolled in the student health insurance plan and have questions, contact ship@vanderbilt.edu.