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Appointments

You can schedule most appointments online through your account on MyHealthSpace. Some appointments may require a referral from your primary care physician.

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Appointments in MyHealthSpace

Use MyHealthSpace for most appointments.
After 4 p.m., check back for additional openings.
M-F: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Closed holidays & weekends


Who Can Make an Appointment

Any Columbia campus student enrolled in at least one credit hour can make an appointment for our comprehensive services, including Gamecock Gateway, Carolina Life and non-degree seeking students. Call 803-777-2045 if you’re not sure whether you’re eligible .

 

How to Make an Appointment

Most appointments are in-person, but some may be delivered via telemedicine. You will need to call for allergy shot appointments and others listed below, but most appointments can be made through MyHealthSpace.

  • Counseling: 803-777-5223
  • Immunizations & Allergy: 803-777-9511
  • Interpersonal Violence Support: 803-777-8248 (or just drop in) 
  • Nutrition: 803-777-8283 
  • Physical Therapy: 803-576-6383
  • Primary Care: 803-777-1546
  • Psychiatry: 803-777-1833
  • Radiology X-rays: 803-777-3667 
  • STI Testing: 803-576-6558
  • Travel Clinic: 803-777-9511
  • Faculty/Staff Wellness: 803-777-8283

When you log in to MyHealthSpace with your USC username, password and date of birth, select the Appointments tab and the department you would like to visit. If available, you will be able to choose a telemedicine visit or an in-person appointment.

Telemedicine appointments require that the Zoom application be installed on your computer or mobile device. Also, you must access your appointment through your MyHealthSpace account . These are secure and HIPAA compliant Zoom sessions.

  • Log in to MyHealthSpace 
  • Click Medical Clearances and complete the required forms (if not already completed): Informed Consent for Telehealth (Primary Care & Women's Health)
  • Click Appointments
  • Click Appointment Check-in
  • Verify your location and click OK (you must be in the state of South Carolina)
  • Click on Click here to join the meeting

The link will open a new browser window. If you already installed the Zoom app, click 'Open Zoom Meetings' from your computer or wait for the app to open on your mobile device. If you do not have Zoom, you will be prompted to download and install the app. 

Once downloaded and installed, the Zoom meeting should auto populate the app.  If you cannot download or run the Zoom application, click 'join from your browser.' Enter your name and click 'Join.' You will now be placed in a virtual waiting room. Your provider will join you at your appointment time.

 

About Your Appointment

Bring your CarolinaCard to check in and a copy of your insurance card with you. Please note: If you are more than five minutes late, you will need to reschedule your appointment.

Fill out the forms on MyHealthSpace, including the Health History, Treatment Agreement, Counseling and Psychiatry Consent Form & Notice of Privacy Practices and Permission to File Insurance.

Let us know as soon as possible if you can't make your appointment. There are fees for missing certain kinds of appointments without letting us know. These fees are $20 for appointments under 30 minutes and $40 for appointments greater than 30 minutes.

We cannot excuse you from class or other academic requirements. On request, we can give you a validation slip with the date and time you came in for an appointment plus any limitations your medical care may cause.

 

Patient Rights & Responsibilities

Learn about your rights to dignity, privacy, service and understanding plus our commitment to patient confidentiality and information about advance directives.


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