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Orientation

Registration Activities

During Monday and Tuesday afternoon of Orientation, you will be expected to find some of the campus offices on your own and complete your registration activities. They include:

First Year Registration (during Monday morning’s presentation)
In the event that it is not possible for you to register on Monday, July 28, you must contact Dean Jones in the Admissions Office before June. Please understand if you do not appear in person for registration, or make satisfactory arrangements in advance, your place in the class may be given to a person on the Alternate List at noon on Monday, July 28, 2008.

Parking and Student I.D. Office (Mulcahy Center, Room 1606)
The Parking and Student ID Office is located in the Mulcahy Center, Room 1606. You will receive a Parking Registration Form during Orientation. Please be sure to have your automobile make, model, year and license plate number available in order to complete the form. You will be required to bring the completed form to this office during the second day of Orientation in order to obtain a parking key card and hang tag for the student parking deck. Payment of $253 will be required at that time. You will also be required to sit for a photograph to be used on your Student I.D.

Student (and Occupational) Health Service (1211 W. Roosevelt Road)
You must update and verify all immunizations and your health history. Any immunizations that are missing must be administered before you can begin class. These immunizations (or titers) can be administered in the Student Health Service. If you are missing any required immunizations, you will be required to receive and PAY for them at the time of service, and before the beginning of class. The immunizations can cost anywhere from $15 to $60 per shot, with titers running $18 to $103.

Health And Hospitalization Insurance
Loyola University Chicago (including the Stritch School of Medicine) requires each of its full-time students to be covered by an adequate health insurance plan. The student may select any plan such as one provided by a spouse or parent. If the student is not covered under another plan, or fails to provide timely proof of same, then the University sponsored plan offered through Unicare/HTH must be purchased. To verify the insurance status of all students, the University has a "hard waiver" insurance plan. The hard waiver policy mandates that every full-time student either provide their current insurance information (and attest that their insurance will be maintained through the entire academic year) or automatically become enrolled in the University plan.

The premium for the plan will be added to all student tuition bills. If you wish to waive out, you must complete the on-line waiver form no later than Friday, August 1st. You will be asked pertinent information regarding a current carrier (such as name of company, policy number, group number, membership number), and you will be asked to electronically sign the waiver indicating this other insurance will be in place the entire academic year. As we receive confirmation of a waiver from the insurance company, we will credit your account. If you desire to be enrolled in the plan, all you must do is submit payment to the Bursar at the same time your tuition and fees are due. Any student who fails to meet the deadline will automatically be enrolled in the plan and MUST pay for it regardless of whether or not they have other insurance. This deadline is firm; there will be no exceptions or extensions.

A description of the current plan and the waiver form can be viewed at Your Loyola Health Care Plan for Students website.

Proof of Citizenship
Registration and Records (SSOM, Room 220)
In order to complete final registration, all entering students, whether U. S. citizens, non-citizens, U. S. citizens born on foreign soil or naturalized citizens, must provide original citizenship verification documents when they register during Orientation in late July.

U. S. Citizens: Provide your original Social Security Card or valid U.S. Passport

Naturalized Citizens: Provide your original naturalization certificate.

Non-Citizens: Present your original Permanent Resident Visa Card or necessary documentation from the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (visa or passport).

All students in the Entering Class who have a Permanent Resident Visa must submit a photocopy of the valid Permanent Resident Visa Card to the Admissions Office no later than Monday, July 14, 2008. The photocopy must include both the front and back of the card. Please contact the Admissions Office if you have any questions concerning this matter. In addition, original proof of citizenship will be required at the time of registration.

Please review these directions carefully and be sure to bring the necessary original documents with you during orientation. We will be unable to complete your Stritch School of Medicine registration without these documents.

Medical Photography (SSOM, Room 340)
You must sit for a photograph that will be used for the class composite for faculty and staff use.

Long Term Disability Income Insurance
We are pleased to inform you that as a medical student at Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago you will be covered by a personal disability insurance policy. This coverage is mandatory for all medical students. (You may complete the form by using the link below. We will also provide copies during Orientation.)

Application Instructions ( - 10K)
Long Term Disability Insurance Application ( - 61K)

Financial Aid and Bursar’s Offices (SSOM, Room 210)
During Orientation you will be required to meet with the Bursar and Financial Aid staff to go over any outstanding loan package issues.

Criminal Background Clearance (SSOM, Room TBA)
The State of Illinois has required all Illinois medical schools to perform both a fingerprint-based criminal history records check for violent felony convictions and an inquiry of the Department of State Police Sex Offender Registration Database on all matriculants. The background check is done to comply with state law, with the intent to ensure that students with patient contact will be providing care with the highest level of safety and integrity; to comply with applicable healthcare regulations and requirements of other healthcare institutions; and to meet emerging accreditation standards. The screening will determine whether there are incidents in an applicant’s history, such as violent criminal behavior, that would pose a risk to patients or others, or would prohibit the individual from being licensed in the future. During Orientation we will have representatives from the company we have contracted to process the fingerprint collection and submission.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Student Affairs at 708-216-3220.