Faculty of Health Sciences
Upper Year Annual Health Screening Requirements
Upper Year Undergraduate/Graduate Health Professional Programs
These are mandatory requirements for continued participation in clinical activities.
- Learners granted full clearance in Year One are required to submit annual tuberculosis (TB) screening.
- Learners granted provisional clearance are required to complete all outstanding requirements, in addition to annual TB screening. This includes all outstanding vaccinations for tetanus/diphtheria/polio, and Hepatitis B vaccinations/serology.
- Learners returning from a leave of absence are required to complete all outstanding requirements and any updated requirements, in addition to annual TB screening.
- Programs reserve the right to exclude learners from class if health screening requirements are not met.
Submission Deadline is July 31
**NEW**
The Annual TB Screening form is now an on-line questionnaire
Click HERE
ANNUAL TB SCREENING
Complete after May 1 and submit by July 31
All returning learners must complete the:
ONLINE Annual TB Screening Form
If you prefer to complete a pdf copy of the Annual TB Screening form, please go the Forms and Submission tab to download the form.
The screening form (both online and pdf version) include a risk assessment questionnaire. Only learners who have been exposed to active (infectious) TB disease need to submit a single TST.
Please note that this form (either online or pdf version) must also be submitted even if you are submitting documentation of a TB skin test.
** Note: Some placement sites may require a more recent TST; learners are responsible to be aware of their placement site’s requirements. **
See Tuberculosis for more information.
How to Submit your Documentation
If you complete the online version you do not need to submit anything further unless we contact you for additional information.
If you complete the pdf version of the Annual TB Screening Form, please submit to the FHS Health Screening Office in one of three ways:
- Preferred method is electronically via Sharefile** (secure document collection) using the following: link:
[Upload documents here]
NOTE: Scan your forms as a single JPEG or PDF document (not .heic) and save your file as "last name, first name, Program TB2025". For example:
"Brown, Lara AccNursing TB2025"
- Confidential Fax: 905-528-4348
- In Person or via post:
McMaster FHS Health Screening
1280 Main Street West, HSC 3H46
Hamilton ON L8S 4K1
Att: Patricia Hartnett
REVIEW RESPONSE TIMES: The review and confirmation of receipt of a submission may take up to 5 business days.
**Citrix ShareFile uses industry-standard efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of information; note that no method of transmission over the internet is fully secure. For more information, see:
