Dear P-4 and P-6 students:

Following Dean Kirshenbaum’s email (Sept 4th) you are once again reminded that each of you is required to obtain the flu vaccine, unless your personal New York-based physician indicates that the vaccine is medically contraindicated for you.  As promised in that email details regarding a campus based immunization program are now available.

The flu vaccination will be available at Brooklyn Hospital Center  (BHC) on Tuesday, Sept.15 and Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 from 4-8 pm.  You must bring you medical insurance cards and required co-pays for processing.  Those without insurance will be asked to pay a nominal fee (which is currently being negotiated).

The BHC office is located in the Maynard Building, 240 Willoughby Street (First Floor), Brooklyn, New York 11201.

You may also obtain a vaccine from your private physician, a clinic of some sort (e.g. a Walgreens or CVS) or an office of the New York Department of Health. The important thing is that you get the vaccine as soon as possible because if you do not you will not be permitted into your practice sites.

Wherever you go, you must receive proof of vaccination, give the original AND one  copy to Ms. Durrani or Ms. Salcedo in the Office of Experiential Education AND take a copy with you to all of your sites for the entire year (suggestion : make several copies in case it needs to stay at the site or gets lost). ALL DOCUMENTATION REGARDING PROOF OF VACCINATION MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 5PM on MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2009. If proof of documentation is not received by this deadline you will not be permitted to continue your pharmacy practice experience.

You may use the form below to document the vaccination, but you are not required to use it -- your health care professional may use his/her own form. But, whichever form you use, the State requires the information found toward the end of this note as a minimum.

So, to reiterate, you must get the flu vaccine NOW (unless you can prove that it is medically contraindicated). Be sure to submit your documentation ( the original and one copy) to the Office of Experiential Education by September 21st; retain a  copy for yourself in the event it is needed by your practice site(s) over the course of the year.  

Should further vaccination requirements put mandated ( i.e. H1N1) , we will let you know about this as well.

Thank you for your cooperation with this important health requirement. I wish you a successful and healthy academic year!

Dean Cicero
Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Affairs