Making an appointment for the health center online is easy, quick and you don’t have to even leave your bed. But one thing that makes it difficult is there aren’t many options to choose from for the reasoning behind making the appointment.A few days ago, I wanted to make an appointment for this week to get my neck checked out. As I was making my appointment, I got to the page where I had to choose why I wanted to see a doctor, and the closest options I had were ‘back pain’ and ‘shoulder pain’. This was very frustrating because for one, the health center was closed, so I couldn’t walk over to make my appointment. Secondly, even if they were open, I didn’t want to walk all the way to the health center just to set up a time to see a doctor.
The health center should have more options to choose from online so that students don’t have to worry about walking all the way there, especially if they have busy schedules. Also, since the health center is closed during the weekend, this can cause problems for students wanting to make an appointment for the upcoming week, especially since students have more time to make one during the weekend, and if the reasoning for the appointment isn’t online they have to wait until Monday to go in.
Tara Miller can be reached at [email protected].
