Travel Clinic
Travel Services Offered
If you plan to travel, our Travel Clinic provides comprehensive and personalized recommendations, medications and vaccinations based upon both your destination and your itinerary. Services are available to students, faculty and staff. Faculty and staff traveling internationally for personal reasons or on university-related business may take advantage of Travel Clinic services.
Please complete the Travel Form 6-8 weeks before you plan to travel. Remember, most vaccines take 10-30 days to become effective and protective.
How to Schedule an Appointment with the NC State Travel Clinic
- Complete the Travel Registration Form
**Students, please note that upon submission of this form, you will be charged the non-refundable $75 Travel Clinic fee to your student account.**
** Faculty and staff should also complete the above Travel Registration Form, but will be charged the non-refundable $75 Travel Clinic fee at the time of service or it will be billed to your department. Faculty and staff must complete this form before work-related travel if their departments is to be billed for associated fees.**
- Once the Travel Registration Form is received and reviewed, you will receive an email (to your NC State email) from Travel Health 101 containing instructions on how to complete the online training with a login ID and password. (If you do not see this email within 2-3 business days of completing your Travel Registration form, email the Travel Clinic at travelclinic@ncsu.edu. Be sure to check your spam mailbox for this email as well).
- You will also receive a message through the HealthyPack Portal confirming receipt of your registration.
- Log on to Travel Health 101 (with the link provided in your email. Email comes from a Support email address with the subject “Welcome to Travel Health 101”).
- View the educational video labeled “1-7 Videos for Travelers” (you must view this EXACT video to receive the required verification).
- Watch the entire 30-minute video, “1-7 Videos for Travelers” from Travel Health 101. After you view the entire video, respond to the message you received in the HealthyPack Portal to let the Travel Clinic staff know that you have viewed the video.
- After the Travel Clinic nurse receives your message stating you completed the video, you will receive a message stating that you may now schedule your Travel Clinic appointment through the appointment line at 919-515-2563.
- You will have 2 appointments that will occur back-to-back. The first appointment will be with the Travel Provider to discuss the medications and immunizations that are recommended. During the second appointment you will receive your vaccines. You must attend the Travel Provider visit to receive any vaccines. These appointments will take approximately an hour to complete, so please plan accordingly.
**Please note, you will not be able to schedule a Travel Clinic appointment until you are notified by the Travel Clinic nurse. If you call or email without registering, you will be advised to follow the above steps.
Fees and Costs
- Student Visit: $75 (non-refundable, billed to student account upon submission of Travel Registration form)
- Faculty/Staff Visit: $75 (non-refundable, payable at the time of service or billed to your department)
- Vaccines and Medications: Additional charges
- No show fee for a missed appointment: $25 (billed to your student account)
***Travel Clinic visits at local providers average $100-$150***
Fees include:
- Travel Provider Visit
- Travel Kit (includes first aid supplies, over-the-counter medications, including anti-nausea and anti-diarrheal medications and thermometer)
- World Health Organization Card or Pocket Immunization Record
- Travel Education
Information For Travelers
The Travelers’ Health website from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides travel notices and articles related to travel health that will help world travelers prepare to manage illness and injury abroad.
For travel outside of the United States, be sure to carry:
- A valid passport
- Proof of Travel Health Insurance*
- Yellow WHO Card (if applicable)
*Some countries may require this for entry