Mission

Student Health Center provides primary care treatment and education about personal health issues for Armstrong Atlantic State University students. The office is supervised by a licensed Nurse Practitioner under the direction of a Regina Buckley, DO and is contracted through and supported by Memorial Health University Medical Center. The department performs several in-house tests.

Hours of Services

All students at Armstrong Atlantic are eligible to use Student Health Center. A small co-pay will be charged. Patients may file with their own insurance company if desiring a reimbursement. Some lab work will be performed in-house at no charge. Student Health Center has a number of physicians and specialists for referrals.

Student Health Center is open Monday - Friday for appointments from 9 am (first appt) until 4:45 pm (last appt). Appointments are available for pap smears and physicals at 9:30, 10:30, and 11:30 in the morning and 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 in the afternoon. Student Health Center will schedule appointments around student class schedules. All other times during the day the staff will see students as they walk in or schedule follow-up appointments. They are allowing 30 minutes for the appointment. If a student comes in to be seen and the Nurse Practitioner is with a patient, the student will be given an appointment to come back. Normally, appointments and walk-in will not be seen between 12:30-1:30 pm. Emergencies and accidents will be seen immediately.

Location

The Student Health Center is located in the Student Affairs Annex in the 7000 building of Compass Point. (912) 961-5726

Staff

• Audrey Williby, MSN, ANP
• Catherine Afholdorbach, Medical Assistant/Coordinator
• Lynn Dyers, Medical Office Coordinator

Medical Records

Medical records kept in Student Health Center are confidential. Health care staff has access to records for treatment purposes. Medical diagnosis will not be released to family member unless written permission from the patient is provided. Medical records will not be released without the patient’s written consent. Student Health Center is in compliance with HIPAA.

Student Health Insurance

College of Health Professions programs, Graduate Assistants and International students require evidence of health insurance each semester. The deadline for Fall Semester insurance enrollment is September 1. To enroll, get your required documentation, or waiver - go to www.studentinsurance.com and select Armstrong Atlantic State University from the pull down menu.

Services

• Primary Care for illness and accidents
• Health Education materials and programming
• Intimate health concerns examinations and treatment
• Immunization services for measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus/diphtheria, hepatitis, chicken pox, flu and TB test.
• HIV testing
• Cholesterol screening
• Referral service to area specialists, urgent care facilities and hospitals
• laboratory services