Physician Assistant Studies Health and Immunization Requirements
Prior to matriculation into the Physician Assistant Program, all enrolled students are required to fulfill the following Health Screening and Immunization requirements. Details about how to complete these requirements will be available in early 2025.
Health Screening Requirement
All PA students are required to undergo a current physical examination and TB Screening prior to matriculation. Agnes Scott College will provide all enrolled PA students a Medical Examination Form for providers to document completion of these requirements.
Immunization Requirements
Students are required to meet the immunization and vaccination requirements of the College, clinical rotation sites, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) prior to matriculation and the entire duration of the program. The Physician Assistant program adheres to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recommended Vaccines for Healthcare Workers.
All students must provide documentation that these immunizations have been completed prior to matriculation and must maintain documentation throughout their training.
Records must be submitted to the third-party company that the College has partnered with for immunization compliance. Students will be expected to upload their health records into the portals listed below:
The Director of Physician Assistant Operations or a designated staff member is responsible for reviewing student compliance. Details and links to these upload portals will be provided to enrolled students in 2025.
All PA students are required to have evidence of Tuberculosis testing. The program will accept any of the following documentation:
- Negative TB skin test or negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON Gold blood test.
- In the event of a positive TB test, latent TB infection or TB disease, students must have a negative chest x-ray at the time of diagnosis or treatment. If a student has had TB disease, medical evaluation that the student has been treated for TB disease is required.
- PA students must receive follow-up TB testing annually. Prior to the start of the first clinical rotation, students will provide documentation of a negative two-step TB skin test (Step 1 within the last 12 months and Step 2 within the last 90 days) or negative T-Spot (within the last 12 months) or QuantiFERON Gold blood test (within the last 12 months).
Complete Hepatitis B immunization AND positive Hepatitis B Surface Antibody titer. If Hepatitis B Surface Antibody is negative, a Hepatitis B Surface Antigen will be required.
Positive Varicella (chicken pox) IgG titer (lab report required)
Complete Tdap (Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis) vaccination AND recent Tdap (booster) within the past 10 years (immunization record required).
Complete Polio vaccine immunization or positive polio titer.
- A completed covid vaccination series is required for the Physician Assistant Program as it is required for clinical rotation sites.
- COVID-19 testing (if applicable)