Student Health Services (SHS) offers personalized nurse travel consultations for students traveling abroad and for personal travel. Visit the patient portal to schedule your travel visit appointment. Please schedule your appointment at least two months before your departure date.

Travel visit appointment includes:

• Review of required and recommended immunizations based on your personal history of immunizations, itinerary, and trip activities.
• Review of prescription medications as needed for prophylaxis such as traveler's diarrhea, malaria, altitude illness prevention.
• Advice regarding safe food and water practices, prevention of illnesses, health and safety precautions.
• Detailed, computerized traveler’s report that is personalized and country specific based on your itinerary.
• *Please be advised multiple appointments may be necessary to obtain travel clearance for Education Abroad Programs.

All University of California Education Abroad students must follow UCR Education Abroad requirements for travel clearance. Please begin this process at least three month before travel. If you are being followed by a medical specialist and/or mental health provider, make an appointment with them to obtain travel clearance before making an appointment for a travel visit with Student Health Services. Many immunizations must be given weeks prior to travel, we recommend scheduling your travel clinic visit at least two months before your departure date.

For further instructions on your specific travel plan, click a tab below. Please make sure to have completed all required steps prior to scheduling appointments for travel. After uploading your completed travel course certificate, required health history form and immunization records in the patient portal, please call (951) 827-3031 to schedule an appointment with the travel clinic nurse. Thank you.

• UC Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) Travelers

  1. Travel Intake Questionnaire—Please include any travel you will be having outside your UCEAP program destinations. Questionnaire is found in the patient portal.

  • In the Patient Portal, scroll to find “Download/Upload Forms”
  • Scroll to find “Student Travel Documents Required.”
  • Download the Travel Questionnaire and fill out completely. 
  • Upload the completed questionnaire as instructed.

  2. Complete UCEAP Health and Safety Course. Save the certificate of completion to be uploaded in the patient portal. (It may take approximately 60 minutes to complete the course).

  • In the Patient Portal, scroll to find “Download/Upload Forms”
  • Scroll to find "Student Travel Documents Required.”
  • Upload UCEAP Health and Safety Course Certificate.

  3. Complete UCEAP Confidential Health History form clearly and accurately and sign it. You must provide the completed form to each physician and specialist who will sign your clearance. Upload a copy of the completed Confidential Health History form in the patient portal.

  • In the Patient Portal, scroll to find ‘Download/Upload Forms”
  • Scroll to find "Student Travel Visit Documents (EAP).”
  • Download the UCEAP Confidential Health History form. Complete and sign the form.
  • Upload the completed form.

  4. Students that need clearance from a specialist, specialist clearances should be done before making travel appointment. Note: Physician/Health Provider/Specialist must be licensed in the U.S. and cannot be an immediate family member (AMA Code of Ethics e-8,19).

  5. Upload in patient portal a copy of ALL immunization records, including COVID-19 vaccinations not already uploaded to patient chart. ALL records need to be reviewed.

  • In the Patient Portal, scroll to find “Download/Upload Forms”
  • Scroll to find "Student Travel Documents Required.”
  • Upload any immunization records not already uploaded to your chart.

  6. Checklist and instruction of how to upload documents in patient portal:

  • In the Patient Portal, scroll to find “Download/Upload Forms”
  • Scroll to “Student Travel Documents Required”

  Make sure to have uploaded:

  • Completed Travel Intake Questionnaire
  • UCEAP Health and Safety Course completion certificate
  • Completed UCEAP Confidential Health History
  • Immunization records not already uploaded to patient portal

  *Program-specific Form

  • Bring any program-specific forms with you to your scheduled travel consultation as applicable.
  • Please refer to your specific UCEAP program requirements to determine if you have any required forms
• Faculty Led Education Abroad Programs / Opportunities Abroad Programs (FLEAP/OAP)

  1. Travel Intake Questionnaire—Please include any travel you will be having outside your program destinations. Questionnaire is found in the patient portal.

  • In the Patient Portal, scroll to find “Download/Upload Forms”
  • Scroll to find “Student Travel Documents Required.”
  • Download the Travel Questionnaire
  • Upload the completed questionnaire as instructed in the patent portal.

  2. Complete the UC Abroad Risk and Safety Training. Save a screenshot of the test completion and score to be uploaded in the patient portal. (It will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.)

  • In Patient Portal, scroll to find “Download/Upload Forms”
  • Scroll to find "Student Travel Documents Required.”
  • Upload screenshot of completion and score.

  3. Complete Confidential Health History Form clearly and accurately and sign it. You must provide the completed form to each physician and specialist who will sign your clearance. Upload a copy of the completed Confidential Health History form in the patient portal.

  • In Patient Portal, scroll to find ‘Download/Upload Forms”
  • Scroll to find "Student Travel Documents Required."
  • Upload screenshot of completion.

  4. If you need clearance from your specialist, specialist clearances should be done before the general practitioner clearance. Note: Physician/Health Provider/Specialist must be licensed in the U.S. and cannot be an immediate family member (AMA Code of Ethics e-8,19).

  5. Upload in patient portal a copy of ALL immunization records, including COVID-19 vaccinations not already uploaded to patient chart. ALL records need to be reviewed.

  • In Patient Portal, scroll to find “Download/Upload Forms”
  • Scroll to find "Student Travel Documents Required.”
  • Upload any immunization records not already uploaded to your chart.

  6. Checklist and instruction of how to upload documents in patient portal:

  • Scroll to find “Download/Upload Forms”
  • Scroll to “Student Travel Documents Required”

  Make sure to have uploaded:

  • Completed Travel Intake Questionnaire
  • UC Abroad Risk and Safety Training screenshot of completion and score
  • Completed Confidential Health History form required for your specific program
  • Immunization records not already uploaded to patient portal

  *Program-specific Form

  • Bring any program-specific forms with you to your scheduled travel consultation as applicable.
  • Please refer to your specific program requirements to determine if you have any required forms.
• Other Traveler

  Other Traveler includes Visiting Family/Friends, Personal Travel, Mission, Global Brigades, Conference etc.

  1. Travel Intake Questionnaire—Please include any travel you will be having outside your UCEAP program destinations. Questionnaire is found in the patient portal.

  • In Patient Portal, scroll to find “Download/Upload Forms”
  • Scroll to find “Student Travel Documents Required.”
  • Download the Travel Questionnaire.
  • Upload the completed questionnaire as instructed in the patent portal.

  2. Complete the UC Abroad Risk and Safety Training. Save a screenshot of the test completion and score to be uploaded in the patient portal. (It will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.)

  • In Patient Portal, scroll to find “Download/Upload Forms”
  • Scroll to find "Student Travel Documents Required.”
  • Upload screenshot of completion and score.

  3. Upload in patient portal a copy of ALL immunization records, including COVID-19 vaccinations not already uploaded to patient chart. ALL records need to be reviewed.

  • In Patient Portal, scroll to find “Download/Upload Forms”
  • Scroll to find "Student Travel Documents Required.”
  • Upload any immunization records not already uploaded to your chart.

  4. Checklist and instruction of how to upload documents in patient portal:

  • In Patient Portal, scroll to find ““Download/Upload Forms”
  • Scroll to "Student Travel Documents Required.”

  Make sure to have uploaded:

  • Completed Travel Intake Questionnaire
  • UC Abroad Risk and Safety Training screenshot of completion and score
  • Immunization records not already uploaded to patient portal