Immunization & Screening Requirements

Revised February 2007

Immunizations are required for all students AND must be completed BEFORE a student may participate in any patient care activity.

TETANUS TOXOID, REDUCED DIPTHERIA TOXOID AND ACELLULAR PERTUSUSSIS (Tdap):One dose of Tdap replacing one decennial Td booster for all students and a single dose at an interval of two years from last Td for all students involved in direct patient care.

NOTE: A dose of TETANUS/DIPHTHERIA (Td) within the last ten years will be accepted for students not engaged in direct patient care and a dose within two years for students involved in direct patient care.

MEASLES (Rubeola or red measles):  If you were born in or after 1957, you must have either documentation of two doses of measles or two doses of MMR vaccine (separated by at least 30 days) after 12 months of age OR a titer result adequate to indicate immunity.

MUMPS:  If you were born in or after 1957, you must have either documentation of one dose of mumps or MMR vaccine after 12 months of age OR a titer result adequate to indicate immunity.

RUBELLA (German Measles): Required for all students.  You must have either documentation of one dose of rubella or MMR vaccine after 12 months of age OR a titer result adequate to indicate immunity. 

VARICELLA (Chickenpox): You must have two immunizations, a report of a positive titer, or report a date of illness.  Please note this is the ONLY immunization that may have a date of illness reported as documentation of satisfying the requirement.

HEPATITIS B:  A series of three immunizations and documentation of a positive titer 4-6 weeks after the third immunization.  (The second immunization is given 4 weeks after the first and the third at least 8 weeks after the second and 16 weeks after the first.  It takes a minimum of 4 months to complete the series of three immunizations.)

TUBERCULOSIS (TB) SKIN TEST (PPD): You must have a skin test and reading within 6 months of enrollment.  TB skin tests are also required on an annual basis while enrolled.

OR if you have a history of a positive PPD:

CHEST X-RAY:  Required ONLY if there is a history of a positive PPD test reading.  You must provide documentation of the date of the positive PPD and a negative chest x-ray taken after the date of the reported positive PPD.

Please note that report of illness DOES NOT meet the requirement for measles, mumps, or rubella.  You must provide dates of immunization or positive titer reports.

UTMB complies with the State of Texas Higher Education Mandatory Immunization Requirements and recommendations of the Texas Department of State Health Services Immunization Division and the CDC.  Immunizations MUST be completed before a student may participate in direct patient care.