Live Well. Learn Well. Be Well.

Parton Health and Counseling Center promotes student well being. Our excellent medical, counseling, and sports medicine staff are here to help you if physical, emotional, or interpersonal issues become a problem. In addition, we have a wealth of health and wellness resources to support you as you navigate a demanding academic and social schedule.

Health Services

Our medical staff provides comprehensive acute health care for Middlebury students in order to assist them in meeting their health needs and to increase health promotion, health maintenance and health care access.

Counseling Services

Counselors strive to promote, enhance and support students’ emotional and interpersonal well-being within a safe, confidential environment through a range of mental health services.

Sports Medicine

We provide traditional athletic training and sports medicine to students who are members of College intercollegiate teams, students who are candidates for intercollegiate teams beginning one month prior to the start of their competitive season, and to students who are members of rugby or crew. Students who fall outside these guidelines may seek care through Health or Counseling services described above, at Porter Hospital, or by a doctor of the student's choice.

Health and Wellness

We provide health information, workshops, and discussion groups focusing on topics such as eating disorders, sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS, alcohol and drugs, sexual violence, nutrition, wellness, stress reduction, and conflict resolution.

Commitment to Confidentiality

All medical and counseling records at Parton are confidential and are completely separate from all other College records. Students have the right to revoke or restrict authorization to share health care information, and Parton will not release any information about you without your written permission, except under the following conditions:

• As authorized or required by law (i.e., when we are presented with a valid court order requiring us to release records);
• As necessary to protect you or others from a serious threat to health or safety;
• As necessary to notify parents and deans when you have a serious mental or physical health problem and are unable to assume responsibility for notifying others.

In addition, Parton medical, sports medicine, and counseling staff confer with one another as needed to provide integrated care for you. Parton also works with Porter Hospital and the Counseling Services of Addison County (CSAC) to ensure a full range of medical and mental health options for students; when students receive treatment at multiple offices, we exchange only such information as is needed to maintain continuity of care. Students may make requests to Parton, Porter or CSAC to revoke or restrict authorization to share such information.

While this written summary of confidentiality and its limits should prove helpful in informing you, it is important that we discuss any questions or concerns that you may have. We are happy to discuss these issues with you.

Costs of Services

Services provided in our offices are free. If your medical or mental health needs require a referral to a community specialist or other health care provider, that provider will bill you for services. For this reason, all students are required to maintain health insurance. If you do not have health insurance, you may purchase insurance through the College. Call us or click here for more information on health insurance.