When I first saw that we needed to visit a non-academic resource for STEM scholars, I instantly thought that it would be the perfect opportunity to visit the Student Health Center again. I did consider a few of the other non academic resources such as the Career Services 
office, but I knew I was going to need to see a doctor soon anyways. The past few weeks I had been feeling pretty sick and could not stop coughing, so I scheduled an appointment. This was pretty easy to do, as I had scheduled an appointment here earlier this semester for a sinus infection. All I had to do to schedule was go online to my BuckMD, fill out a few things, and then schedule an appointment for a time that worked for me. I arrived only a minute early to my appointment, which meant that I was able to use the self check-in kiosks instead of checking in through patient registration. After I went upstairs to the central desk, I ended up having to wait awhile before I was called back into the office.
The appointment went very smooth and quick, and all the student practitioners and the doctor were very professional. It worked like a normal doctor visit, where a nurse took my blood pressure, height and weight, and asked some general health questions before the doctor came in. Then the doctor came in and was very friendly, and I just explained how I had been coughing for awhile. The doctor was quickly able to give me a diagnosis of bronchitis and gave me a prescription, which was conveniently filled downstairs in the pharmacy. I think the Student Health Center is an excellent student service on campus, and so far it has met and exceeded all of my expectations. Appointments are extremely easy to schedule and prescriptions can be conveniently be picked up in the pharmacy in the same building! They have not only have general care and checkup services, but physical therapy/sports medicine services, dental services, and everything to nutritional services.
I think one area that the Student Health Services could grow in is by putting an office on north campus. This would be better for people who live on north campus and are unable to make the trek to the Student Health Center. No one who has the flu in the winter wants to walk 20 minutes in the snow to get treatment. This probably would cost a lot of money to put an office up (even a small one) and to staff it with a couple of doctors and nurses, but it could make a world of difference to those who are sick on north campus.
While I did not end up visiting the Career Services resource, I think that I will visit it soon, because I have heard how helpful they can be. And by getting help now, I can better plan out the next few years of college and get my career started. Ohio State offers such a complete range of student services, and all the ones I have visited so far have been excellent.
