Since its early days, Skidmore has maintained a strong focus on training health professionals. As a school once noted for its prestigious nursing program, Skidmore’s Health Services continues to set the bar high in medical expertise. Perhaps walking into their office in the first floor of Jonsson is enough to remind us all how lucky we truly are.
If you are of the female persuasion then you probably know that walking into Health Services and complaining of a stomach ache does not get you the much needed Pepto-Bismol, nor the cure-all-stomach-problem drug Imodium. Instead, you are referred a pregnancy test: just in case. Sexually active or not, you college girls are probably pregnant.
Along with evolutionary advancements such as increasing height, and the diminishing size of our vestigial pinky toe, it may seem that our reproductive system has evolved such that our seed is transmissible through the air of liberal arts colleges. Apparently, the common cold may not be the only thing you catch when your significant other, peer tutor, or roommate’s weird friend coughs on you. I urge all of you, male and female alike, to go and get tested. Even if it’s not for pregnancy, I’m sure all of you have some ailment that I don’t want, especially with that Avian Bird Flu on the horizon.
I’m sure Health Services would be happy to help you with:
- General Care for illness/injury
- General Lab testing
- Physical Exams for health maintenance
- Women’s health/gynecological exams
- Evaluation, testing, treatment (when possible) of STD’s
- HIV / AIDS information, counseling, testing, and support
- Alcohol/drug information, education, counseling and referral
- Sexual assault/sexual harassment information, prevention, education, counseling and support
- Smoking cessation information, education, and support
- Diversity information, education and support
- Resources for health/illness/wellness related topics/issues for articles, papers, etc.
- Appointments can be made by the Health Center staff with community specialists, e.g. dentists, physical therapists, etc. when ordered by a health care provider.
