Physical Health

General medical services are available to students at no charge.

First Aid Room and On-Campus Nurses

Currently Nurses are available in person and online via email and TEAMS for consultations with students. See us for a health assessment or if you have concerns about an illness or injury. We can help connect you with resources in your community, pass on nutritional advice, answer questions about medical insurance or help you to see a Doctor.

Drop in for health assessments, insurance questions, or referrals to doctors and community resources.

Our Nurses:

• Claire Goth at cgoth@columbiacollege.ca

• Kelly McIntyre at kmcintyre@columbiacollege.ca

Main Campus, Rm 223

Monday – Wednesday: 9am-5pm 

Thursday – Friday: 9:30am-5pm 

Saturday: 9am-4pm 

North Campus, Rm 403

Monday – Wednesday 9:30am-4pm

Take home naloxone kits are available at the Nursing Station on the second floor. If the nurses are not available, please see the security desk on the ground floor.

Click here for more information about how to respond to opioid poisoning.
Click here for more information on substance use and staying safe.

Have questions? Contact our nurses at nurses@columbiacollege.ca

Seeing a Doctor in Canada

Reliable Medical Information: It is very important to find a trustworthy source of advice and information. Healthlink BC offers information about how to care for an illness or medical condition. If you have questions about what you have read or if you would like to speak with a live medical professional you can call 811, which is a service available 24 hours a day, to speak with a nurse or pharmacist.

If you have GuardMe insurance?  

In an emergency if you need to be treated at a hospital you would explain that you are an international student with private insurance. Ask the hospital to send you an invoice for service. You do not need to bring your GuardMe policy sheet. Tell the hospital you will arrange for GuardMe to pay them directly. Once the invoice arrives by mail, submit a claim to GuardMe online. In Canada you do not have to pay first before receiving emergency medical care.  

If you need to see a Doctor and it is not an emergency?

You can book an online appointment at no additional cost through Mobile Doctor: Before you book, make sure to have your policy number ready.  Set up your account and find your policy number here. You can also see a Doctor in a community clinic near your home. You will need to pay first ($100-$500) depending on the clinic, then you will be able to submit a claim for reimbursement here.

If you have MSP? 

When you go to see a Doctor in a clinic or hospital, bring your MSP B.C. Services card with you and show the number (PHN) on the back of the card. This allows you to receive medical services with no upfront cost. 

First Aid through the Red Cross!

Columbia College is now offering First Aid through the Red Cross!

Every year, more than 850,000 Canadians trust the Red Cross to provide them with the first aid skills and knowledge necessary to respond in emergency situations. With over 80 years of delivering education programs, the Canadian Red Cross supports consistent, quality first aid program delivery across the country. Courses offered by the Canadian Red Cross are learner-centric and evidence-based, empowering Canadians with life-saving skills.

Courses will be offered to enrolled students at a subsidized rate.