For UF Students
Procedure
If an occupational exposure (sharps injury, needle stick, or other potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens via blood or body fluids) occurs in Jacksonville during or after business hours, you must report IMMEDIATELY to the UF Health Jacksonville Emergency Department. Please identify yourself as a medical student.
All exposures must be reported to Dani Brown, Associate Director of Educational Affairs, via email: Dani.Brown@jax.ufl.edu.
Billing/Insurance
UF students are responsible for submitting bills for any tests and treatments for the injury/exposure, at any sites, to their insurance company first. However, if the charges are not covered by the insurance company, the College of Medicine will pay the expenses. No student will suffer any financial hardship as a result of an occupational injury. A student may request the College’s assistance by notifying the Associate Director of Educational Affairs.
For Non-UF Students
Procedure
If an occupational exposure (sharps injury, needle stick, or other potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens via blood or body fluids) occurs in Jacksonville during or after business hours, you must report IMMEDIATELY to the UF Health Jacksonville Emergency Department. Please identify yourself as a medical student.
All exposures must be reported to Dani Brown, Associate Director of Educational Affairs, via email: Dani.Brown@jax.ufl.edu.
Billing/Insurance
The (Home) SCHOOL will define, for its medical students, who bears financial responsibility. Please contact your home school directly for any billing questions/concerns.