Health Information
Clinical sites frequently mandate compliance with health, background, and other training requirements prior to allowing the student to begin a clinical experience. Noncompliance with these requirements may result in the inability to begin the experience.
Students are expected to adhere to all the health, immunization, vaccination, and health insurance policy requirements of Rutgers University. These must remain current, and may not expire, during the clinical experiences. The University may hold registration for academic or clinical courses if health and immunization requirements are not met, resulting in a delay in beginning clinical experiences, continuing in the program, and/or graduating. For a complete list of the University’s requirements, please refer to the current Student Handbook or contact the Student Health and Wellness Center.
Students are responsible for maintaining copies of their physical examinations and immunization records, and to provide them to the clinic upon request. The Program does not maintain copies of these records.
There may be additional, specific health requirements for clinical sites. These will be communicated to you directly by the clinic. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain all necessary tests and provide the results directly to the clinic within their required timeframes.
COVID 19 Vaccine Announcement:
Please be advised that most fieldwork sites require the COVID19 vaccine. At this time, the OTD program cannot guarantee fieldwork placements for students who choose not to vaccinate.
Clinical sites frequently mandate compliance with health, background, and other training requirements prior to allowing the student to begin a clinical experience. Noncompliance with these requirements may result in the inability to begin the experience.
Students are expected to adhere to all the health, immunization, vaccination, and health insurance policy requirements of Rutgers University. These must remain current, and may not expire, during the clinical experiences. The University may hold registration for academic or clinical courses if health and immunization requirements are not met, resulting in a delay in beginning clinical experiences, continuing in the program, and/or graduating. For a complete list of the University’s requirements, please refer to the current Student Handbook or contact the Student Health and Wellness Center.
Students are responsible for maintaining copies of their physical examinations and immunization records, and to provide them to the clinic upon request. The Program does not maintain copies of these records.
There may be additional, specific health requirements for clinical sites. These will be communicated to you directly by the clinic. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain all necessary tests and provide the results directly to the clinic within their required timeframes.
COVID 19 Vaccine Announcement:
Please be advised that most fieldwork sites require the COVID19 vaccine. At this time, the OTD program cannot guarantee fieldwork placements for students who choose not to vaccinate.