Insurance and Vaccination Policies
Malpractice Insurance Coverage for All Students
Students are fully covered by Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine's professional
malpractice insurance while on all officially assigned hospital and health care center
clerkships, preceptorships, and electives approved by the College.
First- and second-year students participating in clinical opportunities outside of
the regular curriculum are covered by PCOM's malpractice insurance provided the clinical
opportunity has the approval of the Director of Clinical Education and/or Senior Vice
President for Academic Affairs.
Vaccinations
All PCOM students (all programs on- and off-campus) are required to complete the mandatory
Pre-Matriculation Medical History Questionnaire "MHQ" health/physical and immunization
forms. Each PCOM student (all programs on- and off-campus) must provide mandatory
quantitative blood test results for Hepatitis-B and other health-related records.
All forms, test results and records must be scanned, emailed as a PDF document to
pavaccine@pcom.edu based on the deadlines set by the Office of Student Wellness and Records Office.