Patient Education and Information

Director of Student Medical Services - Hayley Robinson, RN

Board Certified Family Practitioner - James Gibbs, MD

Family Nurse Practitioners

• Teresa Smoot, FNP
• Brooke Himic, FNP
• Shravan Devkota, FNP
• Sherri Drinnon, FNP

Registered Nurses - Hayley Robinson, RN

X-ray Technician - Donna Adams-Stevens

Appointments - Students are required to have an appointment in order to be seen. You can call 806-651-3287 to schedule your appointment. Please keep your appointment  or call to cancel or reschedule the appointment so that others may be able to get an appointment.­ There will be a $30 charge for no shows/non cancellations within one hour of the appointment, a $45 no show charge for a specialist.

Minors - A minor can constent to treatment if 16 years old or older and residing apart from parents, managing conservator or guardian and managing his or her own financial affairs.

Billing - Students are responsible for payment of any additional medical services other than the office visit, which is covered by the Student Health Fee.­ 

Payments - SMS accepts personal checks (please include driver's license, telephone number and address), Credit Card payments (in person only), and Buff Cash through the Buffalo Gold Card office. Per University policy, SMS is unable to accept cash payments.

Faculty, Staff, Spouses and Dependents - SMS does not provide services for University Faculty or Staff or their spouses or dependents.

Holidays - SMS follows the holiday schedule of WTAMU.­ If classes are closed but the university is open, Student Medical Services will be open.

Severe Weather - If the University closes due to severe weather, Student Medical Services will also be closed.­ Please contact Student Medical Services on the following day to reschedule your appointment.­

Intersession - no services are available to the students during intersession.­ No health fees are charged.

Emergencies - Sudden Life Threatening Illnesses or Injuries - Please call 911.­ This can include severe chest pain, difficulty breathing or not breathing, bleeding severe or profuse, loss of consciousness - severe,­ shock, seizures - serious, suicidal attempts, chemical eye injuries, rape, sexual assault, uncontrollable behavior, violent behavior, drug overdose - including alcohol, poisoning, and drowning.­ Call 911, start CPR if necessary.­

Minor Emergencies - Urgent Care can include accidents, burns, falls, chemical injuries, lacerations, concussions, eye injuries, chemical burns - provide first aid to the patient, call 911 if the emergency is severe.­ SMS is available for any minor emergency or urgent care.­­

Hospitals - BSA Health Systems ,­ Northwest Texas Healthcare System, Quail Creek Surgical Hospital and Amarillo VA Hospital are located in Amarillo, TX.

Class D Pharmacy - Student Medical Services has a Class D Pharmacy.­ We sell approximately 40 medications. We cannot transfer a prescription from another pharmacy to ours. The patient can transfer medical records from his or her primary care provider.­ If we do not have the medication in stock we will write a prescription or call the prescription in to a local pharmacy.­

Cold Packs­ - Cold packs are offered free to students upon request, no appointment required. These packages include:­ decongestants, antihistamines, cough drops, and a tea bag. ­

Refills - If you have a current prescription on file through the SMS Pharmacy, please call 806-651-3287 to refill your prescription. If you have completed your prescription and have no further refills, you will need to reschedule an appointment with your provider to get a new prescription.­

Attention Deficit Disorder - Student Medical Services does not perform ADD or ADHD testing in our office.­ A diagnosis from a psychiatrist or other health care professional is required. This will require providing copies of medical records prior to the appointment.­ ADHD medications will not be prescribed for anyone with a history of cardiac disease, including arrhythmias, or to anyone with a history of substance abuse. The patient will be required to get an EKG, CBC and CMP.­ There will be charges for these procedures.­

Counseling Services­ please call 806-651-2340

• Breast Exams
• Depo Provera Injections As with any contraceptive prescription, the patient will be required to schedule an appointment with a provider for evaluation.­ This may include a pap smear and/or STD testing.­ Please plan on at least 30 minutes for the appointment if this is your first visit.­
• Emergency Contraception is prescribed at SMS -­ Plan B One-Step® is a backup plan that helps prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or birth control failure. Plan B One-Step® is not regular birth control and should not be used that way as it is not as effective. It contains levonorgestrel, the same ingredient found in many birth control pills. It should not affect or terminate an existing pregnancy.
• OB Maternity Care Student Medical Services does not provide OB or Maternity Care.­ We can do­ pregnancy testing,­ and make referrals.
• Pap Smear Information - What is a pap smear?­ The Pap test, also called a Pap smear, checks for changes in the cells of your cervix. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus (womb) that opens into the vagina (birth canal). The Pap test can tell if you have an infection, abnormal (unhealthy) cervical cells, or cervical cancer. SMS offers a women's annual health exam which includes the pap smear and a STD test (gonorrhea and chlamydia).­ The exam takes about 30 minutes.
• Pregnancy Testing - SMS performs pregnancy testing both urine and blood testing.­ Appointments with a provider are required.
• STD Testing - Confidential ­ Gonorrhea and Chlamydia, Syphilis, HPV , HIV , Hepatitis A­ , Hepatitis B , Hepatitis C -­ and Herpes testing are available at SMS. ­­ Appointment time for females - at least 30 minutes. ­

• Condoms are free.­ The patient can take a small handful at no charge.­­ The condoms are provided to Student Medical Services by the Texas Department of State Health Services.­
• STD Testing - Confidential Gonorrhea and Chlamydia, Syphilis , HPV,­ HIV, Hepatitis A , Hepatitis B,­­­­ Hepatitis C, and Herpes­ testing are available at SMS. ­­ ­
• Testicular and prostate exams

Medical equipment can be loaned for a two week period or purchased.­­ The student may purchase the equipment at a reasonable charge.­ A restriction or hold will be placed on the student after two weeks if the equipment is not returned or purchased.­

• Crutches 
• Ace Bandages
• Ankle Brace
• Arm Sling
• Walking Boot
• Boot Liners­ (must be purchased)
• Nebulizers
• Post Op Shoe
• Sling
• Splint
• Wrist Splint
• Wheelchairs - SMS can no longer loan out the wheelchairs.­

You may need to be fasting (nothing to eat or drink at least 12 hours prior to the test).­ Please schedule these tests in the morning, if possible. All lab testing, (except for TB testing), X-rays and EKG's require an appointment with a provider or orders from a provider.­­   This is not a complete list of lab testing.­ Please contact SMS at 806-651-3287 for a specific lab test price.­ Appointments are required.

• EKG  -an appointment with a provider is required..
• Lab Results  - please check your Healthy Buffs account for results.­ You should receive an e-mail or you can login to the Healthy Buffs portal.
• Lab Testing  - You will need to schedule your appointment with a provider unless you have orders to get a lab test.­ There will be a charge for all lab tests.
• TB Testing -  Tuberculosis Testing­ - The patient must return within 48 to 72 hours, therefore no TB testing will be administered on Thursdays.­­ Appointments required - please call to be screened priot to entering the building. 
• Pregnancy Testing   Pregnancy testing is available at SMS.­ Appointments with a provider is required.­ Urine lab test Serum Lab Test -
• X-rays   - Patients must be seen first by a provider or have orders to have X-rays.­

• Flu Vaccine
• Hepatitis A Vaccine ­­ a series of two vaccines­ 1st month and 6th month
• Hepatitis B Vaccine­ series of three vaccines - 1st month, 2nd month and 6th month.­ .
• Meningitis Vaccine -­ Please submit your documentation to Admissions.­ FAX 806-651-5285.­  wtamu.edu/meningits
• Tetanus Diphtheria and Pertussis Vaccines 

   

The Texas A&M University System Student health Insurance Program offers an optional health insurance plan for students to purchase through­ Academic Health Plans underwritten by BlueCross Blue Shield for enrollment or more information go to the ­ West Texas A&M University Student Health Insurance Web Page or call 855-247-2273.­

Insurance Billing - Student Medical Services can file your insurance claim.­ Please provide a copy of your insurance card at the time of your appointment or as soon as possible after your appointment.

Worker's Comp - Student Medical Services does not file Worker's Comp.

Medicaid - Student Medical services does not bill Medicaid and are not Medicaid Providers.