IL Immunization Compliance

Important information regarding immunization compliance for Downers Grove campus students.

Immunization & Titers Requirements

When starting as a student, you must be in compliance by submitting all documentation for immunizations and titers from the Immunization Checklist. All immunization documentation is submitted through your student portal.

Step 1: Review the Immunization Checklist

Incoming Fall 2025 and Summer 2026 students must review and provide the appropriate documentation.

Step 2: Download & Complete the Required Forms

Download the required forms and take to your healthcare provider.

If you are required to have titers/boosters, you need to either have your hometown doctor order it or come to campus and establish with one of the healthcare providers at the Multispecialty Clinic. Appointments at the are required for your vaccines, titers, and TB testing. To schedule an appointment, please call 630-743-4553.

The Clinics are located at:    
3450 Lacey Rd    
Downers Grove, IL 60515

Step 3: Upload Immunization Documentation

All immunization documentation is submitted through your . Please make sure and submit the documentation to the appropriate category.

Step 4: Check Your Immunization Compliance Status

You are responsible for periodically checking your immunization compliance status by logging into the student portal. 

Contact Information

If you have any questions, please contact Don Evans at 630-971-6401 or devans@midwestern.edu

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn about the immunization requirements, how to submit your documentation, and check on the approval status.

Important: Some programs require titers in addition to vaccine records. Please see the program specific requirements section for a listing of those programs. 

Immunization

Requirement

Childhood and/or adult vaccine records

  • Proof of (3)-childhood Hepatitis B vaccines
  • Proof of (2)-childhood MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccines (given after your 1st birthday)
  • Proof of (2)-childhood Varicella vaccines

If you do not have vaccine records, you will be required to obtain blood titers for those missing vaccines. A titer is a blood test that measures circulating levels of antibodies.

Current Tdap vaccine (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis)

  • Within the last 10 years
  • Given after age 11

Flu Vaccine

  • This is an annual requirement. Deadline is September 30.
  • Annual flu shots are available starting early August each year.
  • There is no need to upload flu shot documentation from the previous year.

TB Clearance

  • IGRA (Interferon Gamma Release Assay) blood test (Quantiferon-Gold or T-Spot) or (2)-Step TB skin test.
  • The IGRA blood test is preferred since it is only 1 visit to the lab for the blood-draw; and a more objective test.
  • A (2)-step TB skin test consists of 2 different TB skin tests completed within 1-3 weeks of each other but not read sooner than 7 days apart. This requires 4 separate visits to the clinic to have both tests placed and read.
  • This is an annual requirement for students in some Colleges. Once you have a baseline IGRA blood test or (2)-step TB skin test, you may only need to complete a (1)-step TB skin test each year – provided it is done before the expiration of the prior year’s test. An IGRA test (Quantiferon-Gold or T-Spot) is also acceptable to satisfy the annual requirement.

Positive TB test results

  • If you receive a positive TB skin test, you should obtain an IGRA blood test to rule-out a false positive test. You should never receive another skin test, as you will always test positive.  This is especially true if you received BCG vaccine as a child. An IGRA blood test is not affected by previous BCG vaccine.
  • You will need clearance of signs/symptoms of TB from your Healthcare Provider (HCP).  They may or may not recommend a Chest Xray (CXR) and/or treatment for latent TB. We do not accept CXR as TB Clearance. Your HCP may write a letter for you to upload to your student portal, or they can complete the Positive TB Questionnaire, which will be emailed to you upon receipt of your positive test result submission.

COVID vaccine(s)

  • Not currently required by the University
  • Initial COVID vaccines series and updated booster are strongly recommended and may be required by some programs and clinical rotations.

Meningococcal vaccine

  • Only required if you are under the age of 22 at matriculation.
  • Adult booster (Menactra or Menveo) is required if childhood vaccine was given prior to your 16th birthday.

Program

Immunization Requirements

Biomedical Sciences

1-step TB skin test acceptable for baseline TB testing

Osteopathic Medicine

  • Titers required:
    • Hepatitis B Surface Antibody titer
    • Hepatitis B Surface Antigen titer
    • Varicella IgG titer
    • Measles IgG titer
    • Mumps IgG titer
    • Rubella IgG titer
  • Annual TB testing must be either a TB Quantiferon-Gold or a 2-step TB skin test

Dental Medicine

  • Baseline TB Clearance only at matriculation
  • Deadline for submitting immunization documentation is May 30, 2025
  • Your program will receive regular updates on your immunization status so you should upload your documentation to your portal as soon as you have it.
  • If you have not completed the Hepatitis B Vaccine Series you must submit documentation showing you are in process.  You must then upload documentation for each vaccine after receiving it, following the prescribed timeline.
  • Failure to complete your immunizations by the May 30 deadline may result in you being removed from the program and your seat offered to a student on the waitlist.
     

Occupational Therapy

Titers required:

  • Hepatitis B Surface Antibody titer
  • Varicella IgG titer
  • Measles IgG titer
  • Mumps IgG titer
  • Rubella IgG titer

Optometry

Baseline TB clearance only at matriculation

Physician Assistant

  • Titers required:
    • Hepatitis B Surface Antibody titer
    • Varicella IgG titer
    • Measles IgG titer
    • Mumps IgG titer
    • Rubella IgG titer
  • Updated COVID vaccine within 12 months of the start of clinical rotations:
    • If vaccinated; 1 updated dose of Comirnaty or Spikevax
    • If unvaccinated; 1 updated dose of Comirnaty or Spikevax; or 2 doses of updated Novavax

Physical Therapy

Titers required:

  • Hepatitis B Surface Antibody titer
  • Varicella IgG titer
  • Measles IgG titer
  • Mumps IgG titer
  • Rubella IgG titer

ÃØÉ«´«Ã½ requires that all immunization documentation must be submitted electronically by uploading your documents as PDF files.  

Upload Immunization Documentation to the Student Portal

Please upload your immunization documentation on your student portal. 

  1. Log in to the ÃØÉ«´«Ã½ Student Portal
  2. Click on the heading for Student Services
  3. Under the General Information tab select Forms & Information
  4. Select Documentation Upload
    1. This will take you to the place where you upload your documentation.
    2. The instructions for uploading your documents are located on this page. If you hover over one of the categories, the information for the category will appear.
    3. Documents must be in a PDF format.
    4. Create separate PDF files for each immunization requirement:
      1. Flu Shot
      2. Student Health Status Form
      3. TB Testing
      4. Tdap/Tetanus
      5. Titers
      6. Vaccines
      7. Vaccine Waiver
      8. COVID Card

Contact Information

If you have questions about immunization requirements or uploading your documents, please contact: Don Evans, Student Compliance Specialist, phone: 630-971-6401 or email: devans@midwestern.edu

The Student Compliance Department will then enter your immunization documentation into the tracking system. Please allow at least 1 week from the date you upload your documents before calling to ask about your documentation.  If there is an issue with any of the documentation you submit you will receive an email explaining what the problem is. Once you have completed all of your requirements you will receive an email telling you that you have completed all of your requirements. 

You will be able to monitor your immunization compliance by doing the following:

  1. Log in to the ÃØÉ«´«Ã½ Student Portal
  2. Click on the heading for Student Services
  3. Under the General Information tab select Immunizations

Once your documentation has been entered into the system, the date fields will be populated on the Immunization page on your portal. The expiration dates for Tdap/Tetanus and TB Testing (TB Skin Test or TB Quantiferon) will also be listed. All of your uploaded immunization documents will be on your Immunization page as an attachment under the Document Type section. You can open the attachments, view them and/or print them for providing documentation as needed.  

Contact Information

If you have questions about immunization requirements or uploading your documents, please contact: Don Evans, Student Compliance Specialist, phone: 630-971-6401 or email: devans@midwestern.edu

All of your uploaded immunization documents will be on your Immunization page as an attachment under the Document Type section. You can open the attachment and print it to provide documentation to rotation sites and employers. There is no need for you to contact Student Services to get copies of any of your documentation as it will all be available on your immunization page.

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