80 Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD) 2024–2025 that may cause illness, disability, and potentially even death. Moreover, even if not debilitating to the student, some infectious diseases may preclude a student from practicing in certain specialties, due to the patient’s risk of infection from the provider performing exposure-prone activities. Nova Southeastern University (NSU) College of Medicine (NSU MD) strongly encourages its students to obtain and maintain disability insurance throughout their years in the M.D. program. Information on disability insurance options is available online at amainsure.com/insurance-products/disability /student-disability-income-insurance.html, or students may talk to the assistant dean of Admissions and Student Affairs for information. NSU MD requires students to carry health insurance and strongly encourages its students to ensure their health insurance provides sufficient coverage to ensure the student will be able to obtain all necessary diagnostic and treatment goods and services. Student Exposure to Blood/Body Fluids Procedures It is the policy of NSU MD that all students who are exposed (percutaneously, through mucous membranes or skin) to blood/body fluids while engaged in a university-sponsored educational program receive prompt medical attention, including counseling, prophylactic drug treatment, and baseline and follow-up laboratory values, as necessary. In accordance with this policy, the following procedures must be followed by students who have been exposed to blood/body fluids. If you are exposed to blood/body fluids, IMMEDIATELY 1. Remove soiled clothing and wash the exposed area with soap and water. 2. N otify attending physician, resident and/or clinical site coordinator, and notify the NSU Infection Control Coordinator’s Office at (954) 262-7352, (954) 770-1179, or (954) 817-0332. Students are required to contact the Environmental Health and Safety Department at (954) 770-1179 or (954) 262-8847. 3. After contacting NSU Infection Control, the student should contact the Student Medical Center (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) at (954) 262-1270 to receive appropriate care. If on rotation at a distant hospital, or if outside the Student Medical Center’s hours of operation, present to the local emergency department (ED) or urgent care center for assessment and initial prophylactic treatment if applicable. 4. Following the assessment, the ED shall immediately make available to the affected student a copy of all the student’s records relating to the treatment and follow up, and any available results regarding the HIV, HBV, and HCV status of the source, to the extent permitted by law. 5. All NSU MD students are required to obtain and maintain health insurance. The student has exclusive responsibility for the student’s own medical bills. 6. Within 24 hours of the exposure, the student must follow up with the assistant dean of Admissions and Student Affairs at (954) 262-1737, who will be responsible for directing the student in following NSU procedures, found at nova.edu/ehs/NSU-EHS-Bloodborne-Pathogens-2020.pdf. Students who become exposed to contaminated body fluids while at a clinic or lab site owned or operated by NSU or on the NSU campus will follow the established follow-up protocols at NSU to receive diagnostic and therapeutic care postexposure. Depending on the level of complexity, diagnostic testing
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