Immunizations Requirements: (A3.07a)

The following are vaccines required by the Physician Assistant Program for admission and to attend clinical rotations.

(The vaccines advised for Health Care Workers can be found here.

Measles, Mumps, Rubella

Documentation of two (2) doses of vaccine, 4 weeks apart AND documented positive titer results.

Varicella

Documentation of two (2) doses of vaccine, 28 days apart or previous diagnosis of varicella AND documented positive titer results.

Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis

Give 1 dose of Tdap as soon as feasible to all Healthcare Providers (HCP) who have not received Tdap previously and to pregnant HCP with each pregnancy. Give Td boosters every 10 years thereafter. Give IM.

All HCPs who have not or are unsure if they have previously received a dose of Tdap should receive a dose of Tdap as soon as feasible, with-out regard to the interval since the previous dose of Td. Pregnant HCP should be revaccinated during each pregnancy. All HCPs should then receive Td boosters every 10 years thereafter.

Hepatitis B

Documentation of three (3) doses of vaccine AND positive titer results.

Influenza Vaccine   (*given each year and required for didactic and clinical rotations)

PPD      (*given each year and required for didactic and clinical rotations)

Option A

  • Two-step Tuberculin Skin Test (2nd step must be within 1-3 weeks)

Option B

  • QuantiFeron Gold Blood Test

*If results for either Option A or Option B are positive, Chest X-Ray is required.

Polio

Documentation of four (4) doses of vaccine.

Influenza (annual)

Covid-19 Vaccine

CDC recommends the 2025–2026 updated COVID-19 vaccines—Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Novavax—to protect against serious illness from COVID-19.

Meningococcal

Recommended but not required.  (If given, documentation of vaccine advised.)

Vaccine Exemptions:

Students must understand that when clinical rotations begin, vaccine exemptions will make clinical placement challenging and difficult as each Healthcare System and Medical practice requires standard vaccines to be current before accepting students on clinical rotations. A Healthcare System or Medical practice may elect not recognize a vaccine exemption regardless of religious any other non-qualifying reason.

International Travel Health Policy    (A3.07b)

The FMU PA Program does not currently offer elective clinical rotation international travel.