Student Health

Things to know about Student Health @ NCSSM

• Our clinics are open Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Students visit the clinic if they are feeling unwell, need medication, or have other medical concerns. If a student requires medical assistance outside these hours, they can visit one of the Community Coordinator desks and speak to a Community Coordinator on duty.

• Parents can reach the NCSSM clinics by email or by phone:

  • • Durham: clinic@ncssm.edu (919) 416-2892    1st floor of Hunt Hall 

    • Morganton: mor.clinic@ncssm.edu (828) 347-9181     1st floor Goodwin Hall

• Families will be notified via a notification in Blackbaud SIS if their child visits the clinic. If a student is taken to urgent care or the emergency room, the family will receive a phone call from the Community Coordinator assisting their student.

• Bringing sick students home - If your student is sick, including any illness with a fever, they will need to return home until cleared to return to school.

• Medical and counseling transportation - All medical and psychological appointments must be scheduled through the clinic or the Counseling Department before NCSSM will provide transportation. Transportation to off-campus health care professionals is provided only if the appointment is within the Durham or Morganton city limits. 

• Dental, orthodontist, vision, and other routine medical appointments - Students should schedule dental, orthodontist, and vision appointments, as well as routine check-ups, etc., when they are home over breaks and extended weekends. We are not able to provide transportation for such appointments.

• Handling prescription, over-the-counter medicines - Prescription medications, especially narcotics and controlled medications, must be be turned in to the clinic upon arrival to campus, and the student will visit the clinic to receive the medication. Students may keep over-the-counter medications in their rooms. 

  • • • • Gurley's Pharmacy (Durham)

        • Table Rock Pharmacy and Compounding (Morganton)

• Flu shots - NCSSM works with a local pharmacy to offer flu shots for students at NCSSM several times in the fall.