Student Health Services is an accredited and award-winning patient-centered medical
home.
Accreditation
Student Health Services is accredited by:
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation
American Psychological Association
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
Student Health Services has undergone rigorous self-examination and an on-site survey
by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care to ensure compliance with
the high standards of this nationally recognized accrediting organization.
Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA)
The laboratory at the University of South Carolina is COLA accredited. COLA an independent
accreditor and the premier clinical laboratory education, consultation and accreditation
organization. Completing COLA's accreditation program means a clinical laboratory
is in compliance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA).
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA)
The laboratory is certified at a level of moderate complexity by accreditation under
the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA). The objective of the CLIA program
is to ensure quality laboratory testing.
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association’s Commission on Accreditation has granted continued
accreditation to Counseling & Psychiatry’s doctoral internship in health services
psychology through 2019.
Award Highlights
Active Minds Healthy Campus Award, 2018
Awarded for being one of seven of the healthiest college campuses in the nation for
prioritizing and promoting the health and well-being of students.
NASPA Excellence Award for Mental Health Matters, 2018
Awarded a silver award in the category of Student Health, Wellness, Counseling and
related Excellence for innovations in mental health communications and screening.
Bicycle Friendly Campus Medal, 2018
Awarded the Bicycle Friendly Campus Bronze Medal in 2013 by The League of American
Bicyclists.
Exercise is Medicine - On Campus, 2017
Achieved bronze-level certification from the American College of Sports Medicine for
promoting physical activity as a vital sign of health.
Working Well Center of Excellence, 2017
UofSC is a recognized Center of Excellence by the South Carolina Hospital Association
for a strategic approach to employee health.
Jed Campus Seal for Mental Health, 2014
Awarded the Jed Campus Seal for Mental Health in 2014 through the Jed and Clinton
Health Matters Campus Program.
We are an accredited patient-centered medical home, which means students see the same team
of health care experts every time they visit. Primary doctors and health care providers
know each student and their health history which leads to continuous, individual and
comprehensive care.
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