Make an appointment
Talk with a counsellor over the phone
- Same-day counselling still available Monday-Saturday
- Appointments will be over the telephone.
Book your appointment online or give us a call (902-494-2171).
What can a social worker help with?
- Practical Problem Solving – housing, finances, food, school, life
- Dealing with stress – school, work, life, sleep, relationships, roommates and family
- Resource Navigation on campus and off campus
Book your appointment online or give us a call (902-494-2171).
Student Health & Wellness is still here for you
The Student Health & Wellness Centre is open, and appointments are available with counsellors, doctors, nurses and Dal’s social worker. Many online and mobile resources are also available to support students from home. Learn more below about what’s changed, what’s available and how you can access these services.
What’s Available
Distance appointments with counsellors, doctors, nurses and the social worker are available.
Students are able to book distance appointments with members of the Student Health & Wellness Centre healthcare team, including same-day counsellors, doctors, nurses and our social worker. These appointments will take place by phone.
How you book an appointment at the Student Health & Wellness Centre remains the same.You can book a distance appointment onlineor by phoning 902-494-2171. Once you book your appointment, a representative from the Student Health & Wellness Centre will reach out to confirm your contact information. If you are unsure whether your appointment can be conducted over the telephone, please call the Student Health & Wellness Centre at 902-494-2171.
What’s Changed
The Student Health & Wellness Centre remains open but is no longer accepting walk-in appointments. To ensure that COVID-19 screening takes place, patients who enter the Centre must have a confirmed appointment time. If you do not have an appointment and wish to be seen, you must call 902-494-2171 BEFORE entering the Centre.
To reduce the demand and patient volumes, the Centre has reduced the scope of service being provided at this time and have suspended in-person appointment bookings for non-essential physician and nursing services. Sick notes and form completions will not be provided at this time. Wart and skin tag removal, and ear syringing will not be provided. Appointments for elective procedures including vasectomies, IUDs, toenail surgeries and consults have also been rescheduled.
An online assessment tool is available through Public Health to help you better understand when you should call 811.
Online Resources You Can Access from Home
Don't forget! As a Dalhousie or King’s student, you have access to a library of online and mobile health resources. From asking questions to our nurses online, to texting a counsellor from your phone, the resources below will help you take care of and improve your health right from home!
Physicians:
- Dr. Glenn Andrea
- Dr. Erin Awalt
- Dr. Cathy Connell
- Dr. Jenna Dickson
- Dr. Hilaire Dufour (on leave)
- Dr. Sherry Jain
- Dr. Eunice Kim
- Dr. Donald MacQuarrie
- Dr. Amy Mallory
- Dr. Karen Prokai
- Dr. Katherine Robinson
- Dr. Diarmaid Scully
- Dr. Jacqueline Stewart
- Hazel Ling, Social Worker (Mon/Wed/Fri)
- Daily appointments with our nurses (Mon-Sat)
- Same-day counselling appointments (Mon-Sat, Tuesdays @ Sexton Campus)
Book your appointment online today.
NOTE: For booked appointments, please arrive 15 minutes early to allow sufficient time to register and to ensure you get the full appointment time with your healthcare professional.
Types of appointments
I need immediate medical attention (emergency)
Before going to the hospital, assess if your situation is non-urgent, urgent, or an emergency using the examples below. For non-urgent and urgent issues, stop by the Student Health & Wellness Centre. For emergency issues, go to the hospital or call 911 (an ambulance will be dispatched to your home).
Unsure? Call 811 - a Nova Scotia telecare service, available 24/7, that allows community members, including students, to talk to a registered nurse about their symptoms.
Examples of non-urgent issues
- Routine medical exams
- Birth control counselling
- STI and pregnancy testing
- Vaccination
- Prescription renewals
- Specialist referrals
Examples of urgent issues
- Infections that need immediate care
(e.g. urinary tract infection) - Too sick to make a future appointment
- Need the Morning-After Pill
- Recent injuries (e.g. cut, sprain, fall)
- Immediate mental health issues
Examples of emergency issues
- Severe and/or life threatening injuries (such as uncontrolled bleeding)
- Severe asthma attack or severe trouble breathing
- Severe burns or burns over large body area
- Severe stomach pain lasting more than a few hours (especially in the right lower stomach or accompanied by fever)
- Diabetic emergencies
- Signs of stroke (slurred speech, weakness in one side of the body, drooping on one side of face, etc.)
- Signs of heart attack (chest pain – may radiate to arm or chin, nausea, shortness of breath, etc.)
- Ingested something poisonous or took an overdose of pills or drugs
- Did you know?
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A trip to the hospital in an ambulance is expensive: Nova Scotian residents pay $147, non-Nova Scotians pay $733 and non-Canadians pay $1099! It's important only to use it in emergency situations.
However, if you do need to use an ambulance, your DSU Health & Dental Plan will cover 80% of the fee.
Tips for your appointment
- Arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment to ensure you receive your full appointment time with your healthcare provider
- Opt in to receive text message reminders
- Request interpreter services beforehand (for non-English appointments)
- Bring an identification card (Licence, Passport, DalCard)
- Bring your health card! (DSU, MSI, other)
- Know your medical history
- Let us know your preferred name & pronouns
- Let us know if you can't make it (know our cancellation policy)