The requirements listed below are for medical students.
Students registered for two or more classes are required by Northwestern University and Illinois State Law to submit proof of immunizations. Please submit documentation online for all of the required vaccinations listed below.
Required Vaccinations
Note: If you have no immunization records, you have the option to complete blood tests to prove immunity to Measles, Mumps and Rubella or be revaccinated. Revaccination is the only option for the Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis requirement and an extension may be granted to complete the three dose series after the deadline, when necessary.
2 doses required. Both must be:
Done on or after 1st birthday
Done at least 28 days apart
Done after 1/1/68 (for Measles/Rubeola)
Or submit a copy of lab report (titer):
Confirming Measles/Rubeola immunity (antibodies)
Confirming Mumps immunity (antibodies)
Confirming Rubella immunity (antibodies)
3 doses of DTP, DTaP, DT, Td, or Tdap are required.
The first 2 doses must be at least 28 days apart.
One dose must be a Tdap completed within 10 years prior to entrance into Northwestern University and at least 6 months after the last primary series vaccination.
Brand names for Tdap are: Boostrix®, Adacel®, Repevax®, or Refortrix®.
Submit one of the following as proof of a TB test completed on or after May 1st of the year you enter the program:
A copy of QuantiFERON® TB Gold blood test. Note: If the blood test result is positive, a chest x-ray only performed in the USA along with the provider’s summary/letter upon the appointment with the provider must be completed and submitted.
Or history of positive QuantiFERON® TB Gold blood test. A chest x-ray only performed in the USA on or after May 1st of the year you enter the program must also be completed and attached to the result. If available, also include the historical positive TB test result and any TB treatment records.
Students arriving from other countries in need of a TB test and/or chest x-ray have until 30 days after the start of classes to complete without incurring penalty.
Submit a copy of a positive lab report confirming Hepatitis B surface antibodies titer (IGG).
Submit all HepB vaccination dates if known.
If your titer did not prove immunity (negative or equivocal) or you just started the vaccination series, submit the dates of all HepB vaccinations completed to date along with the negative/equivocal lab results.
Submit one of the following to meet this requirement:
A positive varicella (IGG) lab report (titer)
2 varicella vaccination dates at least 28 days apart
Submission Guidelines
Vaccination dates should be listed in month/day/year format.
All records must be submitted in English — a translation by the student with copies of the original records is acceptable.
Submit your documentation online to the immunization Health Portal.