April 30, 2003

In Good Health

The Student Health and Counseling Center at Cal State Fullerton has been reaccredited for a three-year term — the highest level awarded — by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. “Just 10 percent of student health care centers nationwide are accredited,” noted Robert C. Aylmer, the center’s acting executive director. The clinical staff includes physicians, family nurse practitioners, nurses, health educators, nutritional and health counselors, an athletic trainer and physical therapist. Following the completion last August of an 8,000-square-foot addition, the center opened a treatment facility for physical therapy and sports rehabilitation, as well as a wing for counseling and psychological services. More than 15,000 student visits are logged annually at the center, which offers a wide range of services in general medicine, gynecology, orthopedics, podiatry and optometry. The center also has its own laboratory, X-ray facility and pharmacy for the exclusive use of students.