Our dedicated team of healthcare professionals is here to provide a wide range of services to ensure you have the support you need. From acute illness and injury care to routine check-ups, we’ve got you covered.
Besides general and acute medical care, our services include allergy injections, blood pressure screenings, and contraception services, including emergency contraceptives like Plan B. Services are available to UWM students currently enrolled in classes for credit AND who have paid the student segregated fee. UWM faculty/staff are NOT eligible to use the Student Health and Wellness Center (SHAW).
Nicotine Cessation
Want to stop or reduce smoking, vaping or using tobacco? We’re here to help you every step of the way with support, tools, and tips. Whether this is your first attempt at change or your 5th, the important thing is to keep trying.
You can boost your chances for success by preparing a change plan. A change plan can include the following steps, which help people get ready and know what to expect along the way:
- Set a change date
- Identify your reasons for quitting or reducing use
- Identify your triggers and how you’ll avoid or manage them
- Prepare to fight cravings
- Get rid of reminders of smoking, vaping, or other tobacco use
- Tap into options for extra help and tips (the resources listed, below, can help)
- Tell your friends and family about your plan and ask for their support
Wherever you are on your change journey, these resources can help you with the next step.
Student Health and Wellness Center
The Student Health and Wellness Center can help. Students can talk with a health care provider about making changes and learn about medications that significantly increase chances for success. FDA-approved medications, including prescriptions and over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapies (NRT), are available through the Student Health and Wellness Center. Call 414-229-7429 to schedule an appointment to discuss what is best for you.
Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line
Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line offers free services to help people quit smoking, vaping or other tobacco use. A quit coach can provide free coaching, free medication to help you quit, and access to Web Coach, a 24/7 online forum for peers and quit coaches. Call 800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669) or visit https://ctri.wisc.edu/quit-line/.
Smokefree.gov
This site offers a down-loadable create-your-own quit plan; on-demand apps and text programs that provide tips and encouragement when you need it; and loads of tips to manage triggers, cravings, and slips. It offers guidance for getting extra help and includes information specifically for veterans, women, and teens. Check it out at https://smokefree.gov/ .
This Is Quitting is a free text messaging program that helps young adults quit vaping. Text ‘DITCHVAPE’ to 88709 or visit the truth initiative’s this is quitting webpage.
Freedom from Smoking ®
The American Lung Association’s Freedom from Smoking® program offers two options to help you quit smoking. To learn about the flexible online format, Freedom From Smoking® Plus, visit https://freedomfromsmoking.org . To learn about the in-person support group format, Freedom from Smoking® In-Person Clinic, contact 1-800-LUNGUSA (1-800-586-4872) or visit www.Lung.org to find a location near you.
Basic Services
Basic services include routine, preventative, and non-emergency care. In addition, we can perform minor procedures including simple sutures, incisions and drainage.
We provide evaluation and necessary treatment for acute illnesses and injuries, such as:
- Sore throat
- cough
- rashes
- UTI’s or GYN complaints
- nausea
- vomiting
- diarrhea
- joint or muscle injuries
- minor cuts or burns
Travel Clinic
The Student Health and Wellness Center (SHAW) is committed to helping UWM students stay healthy while traveling abroad.
Our staff will review your travel itinerary, personal health and immunization history. We will supply general advice for traveling, then combine that information with information obtained from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) and Travax to determine your individualized travel needs. We can supply travel and routine immunizations as well as prescriptions for travel. We will also supply specific travel advice and handouts.
Laboratory
All lab testing requires an order from a provider. If labs are needed from an outside provider, please contact us.
The Student Health and Wellness Center laboratory provides routine, preventative and diagnostic testing. The medical laboratory has met all criteria for the Laboratory Accreditation by COLA, a national healthcare accreditation organization. Accreditation is given only to laboratories that apply rigid standards of quality and pass rigorous on-site surveys. The Student Health Center has earned COLA accreditation because of a long-term commitment to provide quality service to UWM students.
The Student Health and Wellness Center’s lab processes about 13,000 tests annually, many of these tests are performed in-house with results being conveyed to the medical provider during the visit.
We do not bill insurance and we try to keep the costs to students as low as possible. Please note; pricing and availability subject to change at any time.
The following are some examples of tests performed:
In-House
- Rapid mono and rapid strep throat test
- Urinalysis
- Urine pregnancy test
- Covid test
Tests Sent Out To Our Accredited Reference Laboratory
- Sti testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, hiv, syphilis, herpes)
- Pap smear
- Drug testing
- Post vaccination titers
Dispensary
The Student Health and Wellness Center dispensary offers many over-the-counter items and select prescriptions, including emergency contraception. Please call us for more information on prescription medications carried at the dispensary.
We do not bill insurance and we try to keep the costs to students as low as possible. Please note; pricing and availability are subject to change at any time.
Immunizations
There are no required immunizations to attend UWM, however, we highly recommend that you are up to date on your immunizations including the COVID-19 vaccines as well as the annual flu vaccine. Having your vaccination information on file with the clinic is important.
Every year Wisconsin colleges and universities are required by state statute to provide all enrolled students with detailed information about meningococcal disease and Hepatitis B, including data about the availability and effectiveness of vaccines against these diseases.
Information about the disease and vaccination can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/meningococcal/index.html and https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/bfaq.htm.
Colleges and universities must also ensure that all students living in residence halls affirm that they have received this information and must verify whether students have been vaccinated against either disease. All residential housing students will be asked for this information during housing registration.
SHAW center offers a select number of vaccines and aims to keep student costs as low as possible. We do not bill insurance. Please note that pricing and availability are subject to change at any time. Please call SHAW for current availability and pricing.
Allergy Immunotherapy Injections
Student Health and Wellness Center (SHAW) may be able to continue to administer allergy injections that have been ordered for you through your allergist. The Student Health Center DOES NOT perform allergy testing or determine what serums are appropriate for you.
To begin treatment here, you will need to have your allergy records sent to SHAW. Once your records are received, you will schedule an allergy consult appointment with one of our medical staff. Upon review of your records and history, the medical provider will determine if it is appropriate for you to receive injections on campus.
A required information form needs to be completed by your allergist.
- Download the Allergy Information Form.
- Have your allergist complete the form.
- Have Your Allergist Fax it to the clinic at (414) 229-4161.
Orders will need to be updated annually. After each injection, you are required to wait at the clinic for 30 minutes for observation.
Each injection costs $10.00. We do not accept outside health insurance. Students are responsible for payment at the time of service. We accept cash, VISA, MasterCard, or check.
Your allergy serum vials can be stored at SHAW. They can be shipped from your allergist or carried in by the patient.
COVID-19 Resources
- The Student Health and Wellness Center procedures for COVID 19 precautions (COVID education)
- COVID (https://uwm.edu/coronavirus/)
Gender Affirming Care
What do we offer?
- A safe place for routine care
- Gender-affirming hormonal therapy
- Support/information regarding additional medical services outside our clinic
- Lab Testing
I am considering hormonal therapy. What is next?
Call us at 414-229-7429 for an appointment. Initial appointments are 45 minutes in length and are designed to learn about you and your goals for care, make sure you understand the risks and benefits of therapy, and review changes to anticipate with therapy. There is typically no physical exam at that appointment. If you want to proceed with hormonal therapy after that consultation, we will ask you to schedule a follow-up appointment with us. We usually conduct a basic exam and obtain baseline blood work.
What is the schedule for follow-up if I am on hormones?
Once hormones are initiated, students are responsible for scheduling follow-up visits at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and one year. Once students have been using hormones for one year, follow-up visits usually are scheduled every 6 to 12 months.
I am taking testosterone. When can I expect physical changes?
| Effect | Onset (months) | Maximum (years) |
| Skin oiliness/acne | 1-6 | 1-2 |
| Facial/body hair growth | 6-12 | 4-5 |
| Scalp hair loss | 6-12 | |
| Increased muscle mass/strength | 6-12 | 2-5 |
| Fat redistribution | 1-6 | 2-5 |
| Cessation of menses | 2-6 | |
| Clitoral enlargement | 3-6 | 1-2 |
| Vaginal atrophy | 3-6 | 1-2 |
| Deepening of voice | 6-12 | 1-2 |
I am taking estrogen. When can I expect physical changes?
| Effect | Onset (months) | Maximum (years) |
| Redistribution of body fat | 3-6 | 2-3 |
| Decrease in muscle mass | 3-6 | 1-2 |
| Softening of skin/decreased oil | 3-6 | unknown |
| Decreased libido | 1-3 | 3-6 (months) |
| Decreased spontaneous erections | 1-3 | 3-6 (months) |
| Breast growth | 3-6 | 2-3 |
| Decreased terminal hair growth | 6-12 | 3 |
What costs can I expect with hormonal therapy?
The cost of seeing a provider is included in your segregated fees. Labs and injection supplies are available for a fee. We will provide prescriptions for hormones for you to pick up at an outside pharmacy. Prices can be compared at GoodRx.com. We strive to keep our costs as low as possible and can discuss specific charges with you.
When you are no longer a student at UWM…
Call or message your prescriber. We can help you transfer care to a new prescriber in the community. With some advance planning, the process can be seamless.
Sexual Health Services
PrEP:
Birth Control Consultations
STI Screenings & Treatments