NEOMED Health Care & Counseling Center
NEOMED Health Care is located on the second floor of the NEW Center in Suite 2023.
A successful transition into professional school requires the ability to maintain a healthy balance between one’s academic and personal life. NEOMED Health Care and Counseling Center promotes the practice of self-care by providing outpatient services such as annual wellness visits, chronic care and acute care visits, behavioral and mental health counseling, psychiatrist lead medication management services and psychiatric triage services. The goals of the NEOMED Health Care and Counseling Center are to:
Communicate the importance of achieving balance between one’s academic and personal life, and demonstrate strategies for maintaining this balance throughout professional school and beyond
Provide short-term time limited individual counseling support
Educate students on how to create, achieve and maintain personal well-being
Equip students with healthy coping strategies
Promote a healthy and active lifestyle
Healthcare Services
NEOMED Health Care provides students with accessibility to Family Medicine providers on-site to receive their Annual Wellness Visits and other outpatient services for the duration of their time at NEOMED. As future healthcare practitioners, students at NEOMED have the opportunity to seek preventative care and acute care services at NEOMED Health Care. NEOMED Health Care provides an array of outpatient services
Annual wellness visit/ Preventative care visit
Chronic care management
Acute care visits (infections, cold/cough, acute pain)
Vaccinations
Titer draws, TB tests, drug screenings
Sports physicals
Specialized services:
Travel health vaccinations and consultations
Psychiatry services
Medication therapy management
Counseling Services
Within the NEOMED Healthcare and Counseling Center, NEOMED provides confidential mental health counseling and psychiatric triage services on campus to all enrolled students. Six counseling sessions are provided to each student, each semester, at no additional cost to the student. Counseling sessions exceeding 6/semester can be billed to the student's health insurance or can be requested to be self-pay. Counseling provides the opportunity for personal growth and development and can address symptoms related to stress regarding academic concerns, time management issues, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or other personal concerns. When appropriate and relevant to maximize care, students may be referred to external community supportive resources. More information regarding referral resources is available on the NEOMED website.
Counseling services are provided through contractual agreements by NEOMED Health Care using 3 providers:
Travco Behavioral Health (on-site)
Impact Solutions (24/7; online)
Minority Behavioral Health (local/regional)
Students may seek any of the available providers from above to receive counseling.
Hours of operation are maintained on the NEOMED Health Care website:
To schedule an appointment, call 330.325.3202
Please note: Student mental health services will continue to be offered through the NEOMED Health Care and Counseling Center. Visit Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., call 330.325.6757 or email counseling@neomed.edu to make an appointment. If at any time you are unable to reach a counselor and need immediate, urgent mental health care, please contact Impact Student Life Assistance at 866.780.0855, AxessPointe at 330.673.1016, National Suicide Hotline at 988 or the crisis text line at 741-741.
Other Health Care Options
AxessPointe Community Health Centers/Kent (new location effective 9/19/2017: 143 Gougler Avenue) in Kent, Ohio is available for enrolled students to be seen for minor illnesses. For general information and appointments, call 888.975.9188.
Summa Health Rootstown Medical Center
Located at 4211 State Route 44 in Rootstown, Ohio, in NEOMED’s medical office building. Features comprehensive services and easy access, providing those in and around the area with the care they deserve. Call 234.867.7107.
Emergencies or Illness
At Rootstown
Summa Health Rootstown Urgent Care
Call 234.867.7536 Emergency? Dial 911.
Located at 4211 State Route 44 in Rootstown, Ohio, in NEOMED’s medical office building.
Features a board-certified physician and advanced practice registered nurses, as well as onsite laboratory services and digital X-ray. Provides non-emergency care with convenient evening and weekend hours.
No appointment necessary. Urgent Care walk-in appointments available.
Emergencies: In case of emergency, dial 9-911. The paramedics will provide emergency care and transportation. Notify Security at 325-6489 to direct the paramedics to the location of the emergency.
Chronic or episodic illness: AxessPointe Community Health Centers/Kent in Kent, Ohio is available for enrolled students for chronic or episodic illnesses. For general information and appointments,
call 1.888.975.9188.
On a Clinical Campus
Emergencies: Notify the preceptor or chief of service of the department in which you are currently
located, and/or go to the emergency room of the hospital where you are located. The Dean of Students, Executive Director of Enrollment, associate clinical dean for the hospital and the clerkship director/experiential director should be notified as soon as conditions permit.
There are specific policies to address exposure to blood borne pathogens Exposure to Blood-Borne Pathogens | Policy Portal | NEOMED and infectious diseases Exposure to Infectious Disease Policy | NEOMED.
Chronic or episodic illness: NEOMED does not wish to limit any student in his or her choice of physician. However, we recognize that a conflict of interest may exist when a treating physician is involved in assessing the performance of a student who is also his/her patient. Therefore, NEOMED suggests that students select their physicians from those not likely to be directly involved in their teaching and assessment.
