Foreign exchange students must have their own health insurance.

Student health

The university provides student health services, where foreign exchange students may access the various medical, dental and mental health care services.

Foreign students must pay the costs in the student health service located in San Joaquin campus, 3rd floor, and then request for reimbursement of expenses from the international health insurance company purchased before coming to our institution.

Surgical and psychological medical care::

University Hall San Joaquín Campus, 3rd Floor,
4860 Vicuña Mackenna Avenue, telephone: 3545413-
3545412- 3545414.
Permanent medical and psychological care from Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00

Dental care:

Ask for an appointment at www.dgeucsalud.cl/dental/
Go to:
University Hall San Joaquín Campus, 3rd Floor,
Avenida Vicuña Mackenna 4860, telephone: 3545413- 3545412- 3545414.
Dental care office hours are from Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00

To receive urgent care at UC Hospital (Marcoleta 367), the student must present his UC identification card and sign a document called Plan Complementario (Additional Plan).

The hospital will charge the student health service for the care expenses.

The student must deal with the health care expenses directly at the student health service within the next five working days after the urgent care was received.

Graduate foreign students may opt for a health insurance offered by UC. For more information see the following file or contact Soledad Zuzulic: mzuzulic@puc.cl

For more information on collective health insurance

Note: Students are free to choose the provider of their medical services or receive medical care wherever indicated by their health insurance.