Admission Requirements for Medical Students and Physician Assistants

Immunizations continued

Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR)

Stanford requires written documentation of A of the following:

• 2 doses of live MMR/MMRV vaccines Or
• Laboratory proof of immunity¹

Varicella

Stanford requires written documentation of A of the following:

• 2 doses of varicella vaccine Or
• Laboratory proof of immunity¹

Hepatitis B

Stanford requires written documentation of A of the following:

• Evidence of a two- or three-dose hepatitis B vaccine series
• Laboratory antibody evidence (hepatitis surface antibody)
• Laboratory evidence of natural immunity (having had a previous hepatitis B infection)¹ This should include results for Hepatitis Surface Antibody, Hepatitis B Core Antibody and Hepatitis B Surface Antigen

¹Equivocal antibody titers are not considered sufficient to protect against infection and a full series of vaccines will be given as recommended by CDC-ACIP.

Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap)

Stanford requires written documentation of the following:

• Tdap: the booster must have taken place within the last 10 years, regardless of the last Td vaccine

Covid-19 vaccine

Stanford requires documentation that can be uploaded to your medical record through the Vaden Patient Portal. The deadline for uploading proof of vaccine is August 15, 2023.

If Stanford’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement is not met and an extension or waiver request is not received by the deadline (August 15, 2023), a registration hold will be placed on your Axess account prior to Axess opening for fall course registration. Suspension of Axess will prevent the ability to enroll in courses.