About Us
The mission of Boyd Health Services is to ensure the delivery of high quality holistic health care that is accessible, affordable, and that emphasizes and promotes healthy lifestyles and behaviors that lead to lifelong wellness for the APSU community.
Our staff includes nurse practitioners, physicians, medical assistants, a pharmacist and an administrative assistant. We offer primary and preventive care, acute illness and injury care, family planning/contraception visits, STD screening and treatment, limited management of chronic conditions, treatment of mental illnesses, employment/sports/school physicals, medication refills, immunizations, laboratory testing, allergy injections and health education programs.
Eligibility
Austin Peay students who are currently registered or enrolled in classes are eligible for services. Faculty and staff who are currently employed by Austin Peay are also eligible for services. Spouses and dependents of faculty or staff that are not also employed at APSU are not eligible for services.
Appointments
Eligible students, staff, and faculty can schedule an appointment by giving us a call at (931)221-7107 or by going to the APSU portal. We have open appointments for walk-ins daily, but they can get booked up quickly during peak times. We recommend that you call as soon as possible so that we can get you in to be seen in the earliest possible slot.
Hours of Operations
Physician
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Nurse Practitioner
- Monday - Friday
7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Please go to the APSU portal or call (931)221-7107 to schedule an appointment in advance.
Fees/Charges
There is no charge to students for most office visits. Some visits, like annual exams, new contraceptive visits and work/sports/school physicals are fee-based due to the time involved. Employees are charged an access fee of $15 per visit when seen in Health Services. All patients will be charged for medications obtained through the in-house dispensary, lab tests, procedures and medical supplies necessary for treatment. These costs will be charged to their Austin Peay Health Services account and can be paid through OneStop or at the Cashiers' window. Boyd Health Services does not file insurance for any part of the clinic visit including the charges for physical exams, access fee, medications, lab tests, procedures and supplies.
Class Excuses
Class attendance is an individual student responsibility and a matter between the student and their professor(s). Therefore, with limited exceptions, medical excuses will not be issued by Health Services for missed classes or examinations. This includes "retroactive class excuses" for an illness that has already resolved. At no time will a medical excuse be given to a student who has not been seen by a provider in Boyd Health Services for the illness they are seeking an excuse for. If you will be absent from class due to illness, you are responsible for calling or emailing your instructors as soon as possible to notify them of your illness and to determine how best to make up the class time or missed assignments. Please note that class absence policies – excused or unexcused – are at the discretion of the instructors.
Children in the clinic
For the safety, comfort, and privacy of all of our patients, BHS recommends that all patients refrain from bringing children to the medical appointment with them. If you must bring your child, children 2 and under must be secured in an infant seat or stroller in the lobby and exam room and children under 12 must be supervised at all times. BHS staff reserve the right to reschedule your appointment if children are disruptive in the clinic.