Medical Support
Medical Support
An individual may choose to seek confidential medical care after experiencing sexual assault, sexual exploitation, or interpersonal violence to address health concerns, injury, document and preserve evidence, and/or explore reporting options and support available. Services and care may include pregnancy testing and prophylaxis, STI testing and prophylaxis, HIV prophylaxis, vaccinations, physical exam, injury identification and treatment, and/or evidence collection. The list of resources below is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
Someone does not need to report to law enforcement and/or the University to seek medical care or have evidence collected.
Some medical treatment options are most effective within 72 hours (about 3 days) of an assault, including injury treatment and HIV prophylaxis. Other options, including forensic evidence collection and emergency contraception, can still be effective up to 5 days after an assault. An individual can choose the type of care they receive and can skip or stop any part of the exam or evidence collection. To learn more about evidence collection, please see RAINN’s “What is a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Exam?”
Campus Health and the UNC Hospitals Emergency Department SANE Program offer services for post sexual-assault medical care.
- At Campus Health, providers in Gynecology provide care for students and Postdoctoral fellows and can help explore options for care. If someone is interested in evidence collection, Campus Health providers can assist with referral coordination to SANEs (sexual assault nurse examiners) at UNC Hospital. Students who receive care through UNC Hospital’s SANE program initially may schedule their follow up care through Campus Health.
- To review options for post-assault medical care, please call 919-966-6577 to speak to a member of the Gynecology clinic team. Hours for Gynecology are 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. M-F. If after hours, please call the on-call provider at 919-966-2281.
- All students and Postdoctoral Fellows who pay the current term Campus Health Fee can use Campus Health and Counseling and Psychological Services. For part-time and distance-education students, please contact Patient Accounts (919-966-6588) and request the fee be added and your eligibility for care updated.
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Additional Resources for Post-Assault Medical Care
- All students and postdocs enrolled or working at UNC at the time of a sexual assault are eligible for consideration to receive funds from the Survivor’s Assistance Fund. Students attending orientation, camp programs, visiting students and others participating in programs as part of the Carolina community may also be considered for funding eligibility in the event of a sexual assault.
- Costs related to post-assault medical care, including counseling services, may be covered by insurance and/or other funds, including the Survivor’s Assistance Fund. For individuals seeking care through Campus Health, Counseling and Psychological Services, or UNC Hospitals Emergency Department, the charges for care and services rendered are handled in a confidential manner to route through appropriate funds. If an individual seeks care from a medical provider outside Chapel Hill, costs may be considered for funding eligibility. Campus Health and Counseling and Psychological Service can help determine eligibility and accessing funds.
- Questions regarding the fund can be directed to Michelle Camarena (she/her/hers), Director of Nursing and Performance Improvement, in Campus Health. Phone: 919-966-6600 | Email: mcamaren@email.unc.edu.
- The North Carolina Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Tracking and Information Management System website enables tracking of sexual assault evidence collection kits in the State of North Carolina in compliance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 114-65, which was enacted into law through Session Law 2018-70 (HB 945).