Academic Calendar - 2025

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2025
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POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS/IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS (FOR STUDENTS IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES, DENTISTRY AND MEDICINE)


FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Statement on Potential Health Risks/Immunization Requirements

The following statement applies to all students enrolled in the Faculty of Health Sciences.

Students in the Faculty of Health Sciences will be required to care for persons with infectious diseases should they be assigned to them. Students accepted to the Faculty will be sent complete documentation regarding health status policies and immunization requirements where applicable.

All students enrolled in programs offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences for whom attendance and/or participation in practicums in hospitals, clinics and other health care facilities is mandatory, will be required to be fit-tested for masks and trained in the proper use of such respiratory equipment. Use of such respiratory equipment is mandatory under guidelines approved by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) programs must adhere to the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing’s policies related to clinical placements, including meeting the School’s pre-placement requirements before beginning all clinical placements. Students will not be permitted access to any clinical placements without completing and submitting the necessary documentation, by the specified deadline, at their own expense. Documentation is submitted by the student in accordance with the School’s clearance process to be verified and cleared. Students must be cleared by the deadline specified by the School each term. To be cleared, all requirements must be met and remain valid throughout the duration of the student’s placement in the upcoming term.

In addition to School pre-placement requirements, students may also be required to submit site-specific requirements, as requested, to some practice partners.

Students who fail to submit the necessary documentation and be cleared by the deadline, will be subject to the School’s Involuntary Withdrawal policy.

In the event of an infectious disease outbreak, students will follow the School’s direction regarding attendance to the practice setting.

SCHULICH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY

Statement on Potential Health Risks/Immunization Requirements

See the Admission Policies for the MD Program and Dentistry for the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry’s Statement on Potential Health Risks and Immunization Requirements.