Please note the below information can be accessed online via the GW Medical Services website. On this website, you can find more detailed information on required immunizations, the health insurance requirement, waiving health insurance and using your insurance. You can also visit the GW Colonial Health Center located conveniently on campus after you arrive to D.C.
Immunization Requirements
If you are under the age of 26 as of August 29, 2018 you are required to submit immunization records to the Colonial Health Center. You should submit records from your healthcare provider with the dates detailing when you received the required immunizations.
The Medical Services website will outline the vaccinations required, what documentation is needed, and how to submit an exemption for medical or religious reasons once it is updated July 15th.
Submitting the Immunization Records
YOUR IMMUNIZATION RECORDS ARE DUE TO MEDICAL SERVICES BY AUGUST 1, 2018. (Required if you are under the age of 26 as of August 29, 2018). You can deliver your records to GW by hand, by mail or by fax (please include your GWID) at:
Attn: Immunization Record
Colonial Health Center
Marvin Center, Ground Floor
800 21st St., NW, Washington DC, 20052
Fax: 202-994-1524
Your healthcare provider can also send the completed records to GW directly.
Please retain a copy of your immunizations for your records. It is each student’s responsibility to ensure that their healthcare provider completes thier immunization records and that it is sent to Student Health by the deadline. Failure to submit the Immunization Records will result in a hold on your student account that prevents you from registering for classes the following semester.