The role of the nurses is:
 

• to receive each student, evaluate their need and provide an appropriate response in the form of treatment for an infection, pain or physical or psychological trauma. 

• to listen and manage disquiet.
   
• to give direction for a consultation with the student doctor, an outside doctor or specialist, a consultation in the context of the university' preventive medicine system, a hospital or clinic consultation. This direction is always given in conjunction with discussion with, and approval by, the student.
   
•  to follow-up and support decisions taken between the student, nurse and/or doctor. This support is always in the student's interest, from a perspective of individual help and support in relation to their studies.
   
• to give health education by providing students with appropriate information and advice to teach them to manage their health "capital" better.

The general doctor holds student consultations twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 12.00 and 15.00. These consultations are free of charge. The doctor will issue medical certificates on request, except those to do with aptitude for sports in the A.S. (INSA Sports Association).
Vaccination injections can be given during visits to the doctor (the vaccines are the student's responsibility).

The psychiatric doctor holds weekly consultations on Thursday afternoons. He sees students by appointments made with the nurses.

Any troublesome medical problem affecting students' studies can be reported to the nurses or doctors at the infirmary. If students need support in the light of their health problems (physical or psychiatric) and on their personal request, the Infirmary Service can intervene with the Department of Studies and/or the preliminary assessment panels at the end of the year. This role is particularly important in the first cycle.

The infirmary carries out preventive work in 3 ways:
 

• 1st year students are all invited to attend a Preventive Medicine appointment.
   
•  The infirmary has an active role from the point of view of collective prevention. In addition, together with the student social welfare service, it facilitates a working and reflection group - GOELAND - concerning addictive behaviour and behaviour linked in a great measure to stress and ill-being. This work is carried out in collaboration with the students. The nurse also ensures that up-to-date information is provided via posters and the distribution of documents in the premises and on an ad-hoc basis on INSA's website. Themes tackled most often are STDs/AIDS, alcohol, drugs, tobacco, diet and sleeping. The infirmary also works with the AIDS Commission in the context of INSA's 24 hours and on the 1st December. 

•  there is a medical-psychological consultation every Friday afternoon.

Prevention can be tailored individually in order to help students assimilate their medical capital better and measure the issues arising from it. Each person has health potential that is specific to them alone. Each person can act regarding their health and decide to live a lifestyle that ensures that it flourishes in full possession of the facts.