Occupational Health Service
The Occupational Health Service at Albert Einstein College of Medicine assists M.D. students, dual M.D./Ph.D. students, and Ph.D. students with satisfying health requirements to participate in medical school and clinical training, as well as new employees with meeting health requirements based on occupational risk.
We also perform annual health assessments mandated by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, provide consultation and care for needlestick and other occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens, and answer COVID-related questions about returning to school or work.
To make an appointment, please contact us at 718-430-3141 or at occupational-health@einsteinmed.edu. We are located at 1845 Eastchester Road in the Leo Forchheimer Medical Science Building, Room G-47.
Health Requirements for New Students
Albert Einstein College of Medicine requires that incoming students meet mandatory health entrance requirements prior to matriculation. Newly admitted students should begin this process as soon as possible to allow ample time to gather health information, complete necessary screening, and receive needed immunizations.
Complete the mandatory Einstein health packet to document your medical history, physical examination, blood work, and the receipt of certain vaccinations prior to your arrival. The following elements must be provided to Einstein’s Occupational Health Service:
- Mandatory health packet for incoming M.D. students
- Mandatory health packet for incoming M.D./Ph.D. students
- Mandatory health packet for incoming Ph.D. students
Please submit all required health documents, or any questions you may have about health entrance requirements to occupational-health@einsteinmed.edu.
Needlestick and Other Occupational Exposures
Einstein’s Occupational Health Service provides consultations to matriculated and visiting students who experience accidental exposure to blood or other bodily fluids during training. If you experience a needlestick, a splash, or another event involving contact with bodily fluids, it is important that you act immediately and complete the following immediate response actions:
Clean the Affected Area
If a needlestick or other sharps injury occurs, wash the affected area with soap and water and do not squeezing or manipulate the site. If you sustain a splash to the mouth, nose, or skin, flush with water. Irrigate eyes with clean water or saline solution.
Notify Your Supervisor
Notify your supervisor, either the resident or attending physician orders, who will order any necessary tests of the source patient’s blood. Do not approach the patient yourself.
Seek Treatment
Go to the nearest emergency room (ER) for immediate evaluation and management within two hours of exposure. Immediately after your ER evaluation, email Einstein’s Occupational Health Services, at occupational-health@einsteinmed.edu, for compliance and aftercare instructions. Please include your phone number in the message.
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
If follow-up care is required, Occupational Health Services will refer you to Darlene A. LeFrancois, M.D., director of Einstein’s Student Health Center. You can then make a follow-up appointment for post-exposure prophylaxis. Please use Montefiore MyChart or call the Student Health Center at 347-498-2439.
Additional information about occupational blood-borne pathogen exposure is available in Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s exposure control plan (an AD username and password is required), the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Returning to Clinical Rotations After COVID
For students on clinical rotations who have questions about return to a clinical training site after testing positive for COVID, please contact Occupational Health Services at your clinical site using information below:
