{"id":39863,"date":"2019-11-11T07:48:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T12:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=39863"},"modified":"2019-11-07T13:51:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T18:51:09","slug":"going-to-the-doctor-at-health-and-wellness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2019\/11\/11\/going-to-the-doctor-at-health-and-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"Going to the Doctor at Health and Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"With the first snow of the season falling just a couple days ago, flu season is right around the corner. This week, I thought I\u2019d talk a bit about my experience going to the doctors at Health and Wellness<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve been to the doctors at Health and Wellness five times over the span of my undergrad, and it\u2019s always been a great experience. I\u2019m originally from Vancouver, so I don\u2019t have a doctor in Toronto. Thankfully, with my UHIP coverage<\/a>, my visits to the doctors at Health and Wellness are covered and super easy to access.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nFirst, I discovered that I have two options when trying to see a doctor at Health and Wellness: you can either drop in, or make an appointment in advance. Dropping in is convenient because you can see a doctor immediately. Unfortunately, drop-in spots for any day fill up very quickly, so you\u2019ll have to get to Health and Wellness immediately when it opens (8:45 AM on weekdays) to schedule a spot for that day. If you\u2019re already sick, this can be pretty inconvenient.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nThat\u2019s why I found that scheduling an appointment was a lot easier. Though you often have to wait a couple days to get an appointment, you can choose a time and day which works well with your schedule. You can also choose a specific doctor that you want to see. To schedule an appointment, you can either phone Health and Wellness or you can walk in and make an appointment. I\u2019ve tried both approaches, and found that walking in is usually faster- \u00a0sometimes you're put on hold when you phone Health and Wellness.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n
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To get to Health and Wellness, I enter the Koffler Student Centre on St. George st.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n
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To your left, you'll see this staircase. Go up it!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n
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Arrived!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nAnother great thing I learned about Health and Wellness is that if you go back a second time, they\u2019ll make an effort to schedule you with the same doctor that you\u2019ve seen before. I really like this system, as it allowed me to get to know one doctor who fully understood my medical history. Now that I have an established doctor at Health and Wellness, it feels like I have a family doctor who knows and understands me, as opposed to just having a drop-in medical appointment. Knowing that I\u2019ll come back to see the same doctor also ensures that I follow any medical advice she gives me\u2014 I don\u2019t want to disappoint her!\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nOverall, Health and Wellness has been a great resource for me and has really made me feel secure and safe in my physical health, even though I live far away from home. In this blog I\u2019ve specifically focused on my experience with physical health services at Health and Wellness- however, I\u2019ve also written a blog<\/a> about accessing mental health services at Health and Wellness.\r\n\r\nHave you gone to a doctor at Health and Wellness? Tell me about your experience in the comments below!","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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