Health & Wellness

Many ailments can be cured with the proper self-care. Below are some helpful tips.

If you are experiencing an emergency, call 9-1-1 immediately.

Illness Prevention

We encourage you to take the following precautions to reduce your risk of illness at home, school and work and help you to be healthy and safe.

  • Clean hands regularly with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
  • Get vaccinations for illnesses such as influenza and meningococcal meningitis.
  • Cough and sneeze into your elbow, not your hand, or use disposable tissues.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
  • Practice good cleaning habits in your home and work environments, including disinfection of surfaces and weekly washing of bedding.
  • Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with dry bandage.
  • Avoid contact with other people’s bandages and wounds.
  • Avoid sharing personal items such as razors or towels.
  • Wipe off exercise equipment before and after you use it.
  • Obtain medical care as needed.
  • Remain at home and away from others until 24 hours after fever is gone without the use of fever-reducing medicines, such as Tylenol or ibuprofen.

For more information about the prevention of disease please visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s web site at www.cdc.gov.

If You Become Ill

If you have health insurance or are able to pay with cash:

  • Wichita Family Medicine Specialists
    Dr. Dennis Knight
    800 N. Carriage Pkwy
    Wichita, KS 67208-4508
    316-858-5800

    • Contact and discuss what plans can be made if you do not have insurance
    • Mention that you attend Friends University
      *Appointments required
  • Via Christi Clinic Immediate Care
    3311 E Murdock Ave
    Wichita, KS 67213-3379
    316-689-9107
    *Walk-ins are welcome 
  • Take Care Clinic (Walgreens)
    710 N West St
    Wichita, KS 67203-1213
    *Walk-ins are welcome
  • West Wichita Minor Emergency Office
    8200 W. Central (across the street from Bishop Carroll High School)
    Wichita, KS 67212-9503
    316-721-4910
    *Walk-ins are welcome 
  • Immediate Medical Care-West
    4722 W. Kellogg (take West Street exit) 
    Wichita, KS 67209
    316-440-2565

If you do not have insurance:

  • Wichita Family Medicine Specialists
    Dr. Dennis Knight
    800 N. Carriage Pkwy
    Wichita, KS 67208-4508
    316-858-5800

    • Contact and discuss what plans can be made if you do not have insurance
    • Mention that you attend Friends University
      *Appointments required
  • Holy Family Medical Associates
    144 S. Hillside
    316-682-9900
    info@holyfamilymedical.com

    • Immediate Care Hours 
      Monday-Thursday 8am-8pm
      Friday 8am-5pm
      Saturday 8am-Noon
    • For an Acute Illness
      $50.00 + Costs of tests (most are drastically reduced)
  • Hunter Health Clinic
    2318 E. Central Ave
    Wichita, KS 67214
    316-262-2415

    • Visits are pro-rated based on income
      *Take a picture ID and a check stub for the last 30 days
  • Immediate Medical Care-West
    4722 W Kellogg Drive (take West Street exit) 
    Wichita, KS 67209
    316-440-2565

Wichita Area Dentists

If you have health insurance or are able to pay with cash:

Student Insurance

Mandatory student accident plan(MSAP)

All Friends University students will automatically be enrolled in the MSAP.  The MSAP provides up to $3000 coverage for On School premises accidents/injuries or Not on School premises, attending or traveling to School sponsored event accidents/injuries.

All regularly enrolled student-athletes, student-coaches, student-trainers and student-managers who are participants in the Covered sports under this policy, while participating in a policyholder sponsored and supervised game or practice session, including authorized travel directly to and from a game or practice session will also be covered under the MSAP

United Healthcare Student Health Insurance Plan:

Friends University requires that all undergraduate student athletes taking 12 or more credit hours and graduate students taking at least 1 credit hour have a primary insurance to participate in athletics.  At the beginning of each semester, there will be a United Healthcare portal (https://studentcenter.uhcsr.com/friends)that student-athletes can login and use their primary insurance information to waive this coverage.  If the student does not have a primary insurance, they can enroll in the insurance plan at this time.

All undergraduate international students will be automatically enrolled in this plan and the premium will be charges to their student account.

Substance Abuse Policy

Please review the Friends University Substance Abuse Policy, which applies to all students, faculty and staff members.

The Addiction Recovery Local Resource List is also available for use.