If you have a question or suggestion, please e-mail Elizabeth Grainger at: egrain@law.columbia.edu, stop by, or leave a note at the Student Services office.
The Fall 2007 Wellness Wednesdays program will be updated throughout the semester, so please check this page for updates. The current schedule of Wellness Wednesdays events is as follows:
August 22 -- Public Safety:
August 29 -- Insurance/ Intro to Health Services
Sept 5 -- Counseling / Psych Services, Ombuds Office
Sept 12 - Public Safety
Sept 19 -- Sports/Fitness at Columbia
October 3 -- Nutrition for law students
October 10 -- Stressbusters (massages)
Insurance Information for Graduating Students
Graduating students who enrolled in insurance coverage through the University will automatically have continued coverage until August 31, 2007. If you are interested in extending this coverage for up to a year, please read the following information.
An optional Continuation Plan is available for students whose University health insurance coverage ends on 8/31/07. To be eligible to participate in the Continuation Plan, you must have been enrolled in the Columbia Student Insurance Plan in your final term as a registered student (for most of you, Spring 2007).
The enrollment is managed by the Chickering Group. Chickering’s online system will be available from 6/25/07 through 9/30/07, and you may enroll using a credit card. Detailed information on the plan and rates can be found at www.chickering.com/columbiadirect.html.
The maximum length of coverage under the Continuation Plan is 12 consecutive months, through August 31, 2008.
Health Services/Primary Care Medical Services (PCMS)
Primary Care Medical Services (PCMS) provides comprehensive care for routine, urgent, and chronic medical needs for students. PCMS also provides sexual health, reproductive, and gynecological services, LGBTQ health care, immunizations, and referrals. Appointments are strongly encouraged, and can be made by calling 212 854 7426. For acute illness or injury (during PCMS scheduled clinical hours), students can also be seen on a walk-in basis in the Urgent Care Center. If the situation is urgent after scheduled clinical hours, please call the clinician-on-call at 212 854 9797. In the event of a medical emergency, you may also contact your nearest emergency room, or call 911. The emergency room nearest the Morningside Heights campus is the St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Emergency Room. More information is available at: http://www.health.columbia.edu/index.html
Clinical Hours at PCMS (May 15th - August 31st):
Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 4:30pm
Wednesday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
"Early Arrival" Plan -- Medical Insurance Coverage (for Incoming Law students)
The Columbia Student Medical Insurance plan for incoming Law students does not go into effect until September 1, 2007. The University offers an additional insurance plan that provides supplemental coverage for the month of August, at an additional cost of $182. Unless you have other insurance through a non-University plan (COBRA, a family member's plan, etc.), you will not have insurance for the month of August unless you sign up for the "Early Arrival" plan. Enrollment begins on June 25, 2007. More information on insurance for students is available online, at http://www.health.columbia.edu/docs/csmip/overview/index.html and complete information will be included in the materials sent by Health Services in mid-June..
Summer Health Service program (for continuing students)
Health Services at
Columbia provides year-round comprehensive health service. Each year, continuing students need to reenroll online; the 2007 enrollment period is June 25 – September 30, 2007. More information is available at: http://www.health.columbia.edu/docs/csmip/overview/index.html.
Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS)
Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) offers free psychological counseling to all undergraduate and graduate students who have paid the Health Service Fee. Couples counseling is also available to Columbia students and their partners. Emergency consultations and crisis intervention are provided to students in acute distress, and psychopharmacological consultations are available as needed. To facilitate a free and open discussion of sensitive matters, CPS adheres to strict standards of confidentiality.
Students who are interested in meeting with a counselor should call the appointment line -- 212 854 2878. CPS provides phone appointments with counselors, usually within one business day of your initial call. After this initial phone appointment, you may be scheduled for a regular in-person appointment according to the urgency of your needs. In the event of an acute psychiatric emergency, students may come directly to CPS without an appointment during scheduled clinical hours.
If the situation is urgent after scheduled clinical hours, please call the clinician-on-call. In the event of psychiatric emergency, you may also contact your nearest emergency room. The psychiatric emergency room nearest the Morningside Heights campus is the St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center Psychiatric Emergency Room. More information is available at: http://www.health.columbia.edu/docs/services/cps/index.html
CPS Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 8am to 6:30pm
Friday: 8am to 4:30pm
Go Ask Alice!
For health-related questions, please visit Go Ask Alice! at: http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
Go Ask Alice! is the health question and answer Internet service produced by Alice!, Columbia University's Health Promotion Program, a division of Health Services at Columbia.
Emergency Resources
Columbia Area Volunteer Ambulance (CAVA) and
Public Safety (24 hours/7 days)
Dial 99 on-campus, 212 854 5555 off-campus.
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital
1111 Amsterdam Avenue at 114th Street
212 523 4000
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Emergency Room
212 523 3335
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Psychiatry Emergency Room
212 523 3347
Dial 911 for an emergency.
