Schedule an Appointment
Appointments are required for most medical services at UHS, but for urgent health concerns, UHS offers options (read below).
For NON-URGENT HEALTH CONCERNS
Examples: Acne, contraception, prescriptions (new or renewal, unless urgent), routine physical exam, testing for STIs, TB, etc, vaccinations, vision care
What to Do:
Schedule an appointment -- Appointments are required for most medical services at UHS. (Exceptions include the Pharmacy and Optical Shop.)
- Call 734-764-8320 (TTY for the hearing or speech-impaired 734-647-9717) OR
- Go to UHS Appointment Scheduling on the 2nd floor -- If you arrive without an appointment, you will generally be scheduled and asked to return at that time OR
- Request an appointment through the secure online Patient Portal (you need an account) OR
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Send an email to UHS-ApptSchd@med.umich.edu and a scheduler will call you to schedule. Please include the following information in your email:
- First and last name
- uniqname
- Date of birth
- Affliation, e.g. enrolled student, non-enrolled student, staff/faculty, other
- Phone number
- Day and time you'd like to be called - Please allow at least two hours for our schedulers to call you during regular business hours
- Call for advice, day or night -- Calling is free and may save you a trip to UHS or the ER -- see Medical Advice by Phone
For URGENT HEALTH CONCERNS
Examples: Allergic reaction with widespread swelling/itching, asthma not responding to usual medication, fever ≥ 101° F (38.3° C) or lasting 2 or more days,injury with significant pain and/or swelling, injury that may require stitches, possible fracture or dislocation, scrapes or burns with blisters, severe sore throat, significant or increasing pain especially with fever, urinary infection, especially with fever or back pain
What to Do:
- Weekdays: Call 734-764-8320 or go to 1st floor lobby of UHS in person; medical staff will evaluate your need and determine whether you can be scheduled or seen same-day
- Saturdays 9am-noon: Visit UHS in person (first floor lobby); medical staff will evaluate your need and determine whether you can be scheduled or seen same-day
- Nights and weekends: You may wish to go to call for advice (see below) or go to an urgent care facility or hospital emergency room (all fees would be your responsibility) -- see Emergency/After-Hours
- OR call for advice, day or night -- Calling is free and may save you a trip to UHS or the ER -- see Medical Advice by Phone
Unsure what to do?
Call UHS for advice, day or night. You can speak to a nurse for advice about self-care of seeking care. It may save you a trip to UHS or the ER! See Medical Advice by Phone
