What are the Benefits of Completing the Medical Information Form

The most important questionnaire you fill out in a full version of the Independent Traveler Registration is the Medical Information Questionnaire. The questionnaire will not be used in the decision whether to approve your travel. However, it is a mandatory form that must be completed within 1 week after opening the application, and no later than 6 weeks prior to departure.

This form will be reviewed by the Director of USF Student Health Services or his designee, the Director of Education Abroad, the International Risk and Security Officer or his designee, the Associate Director of Education Abroad, and the Assistant Director of Education Abroad. It is important that USF Student Health Services and the Education Abroad Office be aware of any health conditions which might affect your ability to fully enjoy and participate in this education abroad program. The information you provide will be used by USF Health Student Health Services and the Education Abroad Office to help you prepare for your education abroad experience as well as to provide appropriate assistance to you should the need arise during your experience abroad.

The information you provide will be kept confidential as required by law and by professional ethical standards. In an emergency, this form may provide critical health information to the medical professionals treating you and others who may be assisting you in obtaining treatment. We ask that you disclose all of your health history honestly. In case of an emergency or illness, the ability to coordinate care depends on this information being accurate. Failure to complete your health form accurately may cause delays in care or prevent treatment you may need.

Disclosure will be made only to persons having a genuine need to know in the case of management of an illness or emergency.

USF strongly recommends that you voluntarily share information with your faculty leader, host family, or the host institution’s resident director. Students with chronic conditions are encouraged to talk to their faculty leader about plans to manage their condition abroad.

Make sure you are complete and thorough. Your well-being abroad will depend on it.

Your personal address, phone and email at each destination

We know that not everyone stays in a hotel with a street address. So, if you are on a ship, a remote base camp, or a small hut on the outskirts of a city next to a blue building by a large oak tree then use that information in the address field as best you can. GPS Coordinates if known are the best! Sometimes the phone will be a ship’s phone or maybe there is no phone at all. Simply note that. There are no right or wrong answers here. If you have a city name that is not in the list, select “other” then send us an email with the name, country, and GPS Coordinates (If known). We can add the city on our side. Just provide as much information as you can to help us reach you in the event of an emergency!.