The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, June 08, 1994, ORIENTATION ISSUE, Page 8, Image 8
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Student
There is a place at USC where students
have something in common
with everyone else.
Is it Thomas Cooper Library? No,
some people go there to nap, not to
study.
Is it the Grand Marketplace? Nah,
that's more of a social club than an
eating establishment.
How about the classrooms? Most
students go to class to scout out a
date for Fridav nieht. not to listen to
the wonders of ancient Greece.
Well, what is this place? It's the
Thomson Student Health Center.
It's a solid bet that everyone there
is sick or injured and only there as a
last resort. The center is one of the
most used facilities at USC.
The center is only one part of Student
Health Services, which offers
comprehensive mental, physical and
wellness health programs. The Transitional
Living Center, Health and
Wellness Programming Office, and
Counseling and Human Development
Center are the other Student Health
Services departments.
Thomson Health Center
The Thomson Student Health Center
is for students who have urgent or
routine health needs.
"We want to see students consider
the health center as their primary
source ol medical care while they are
here at USC," said Bill Hill, director of
Student Health Services. "While we do
have certain limited capabilities, the
center is staffed with highly trained
personnel who can offer the basic services
needed to provide primary, quality
care."
The center can provide services to
almost anyone with a medical need.
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It provides general medical services, safe 1
women's care, orthopedic care and lots c
physical therapy. A pharmacy, med- aduli
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The general medical clinic is staffed more
by family practitioners and nurse prac- poin
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colds, are the most common reason were
students visit the center, according to sis."
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ment for stomachaches, earaches and prior
genital problems. The physicians also to a <
perform dermatology and treat cuts, poini
abrasions, breaks and sprains. ment
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coming to the center have colds, lem tl
fevers and minor injuries. Around itorin
midterms, flu season hits, and upper appoi
respiratory infections become a prob- The s
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Students can save time and energy illnes
by using common sense and proper ately.
health habits. asked
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be saved by practicing preventive ter uti
medicine," Hill said. "Not taking ap- "It's a
propriate preventive measures such a lot b
as immunization, eating a proper di- dents
et and engaging in dangerous behav- soone
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become sick or injured." full-tii
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against sexuality transmitted diseases tests,!
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of our system," Hill said.
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who are very ill can be seen
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Tie and part-time students who
paid the health center fee. Lab
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