Visiting Students
Please Note: We will begin scheduling visiting students May 15th, 2012.
Rotation schedules for visiting students cannot be confirmed until the Pritzker School of Medicine lottery is complete. We anticipate beginning to confirm visiting student schedules by May 15th, 2011. Please note that no student will be considered for scheduling until their applications are complete including immunizations (titers).
Fourth year medical students from schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) may participate in visiting student electives offered at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Visiting students may participate in fourth year electives only.
Most rotations are four weeks long and begin the 1st working Monday of the month unless otherwise arranged by the Department Coordinator. Visiting students may stay for eight weeks without charge. Department of Medicine rotations begin the first weekday of the month.
You may apply for our courses by utlizing the following:
- Allopathic and Osteopathic medical schools:
AAMC Visiting Student Application Service - Canadian LCME-accredited schools: Please email visiting.pritzker@bsd.uchicago.edu for the paper application.
To be eligible to participate in Pritzker School of Medicine Visiting Student Electives, students must:
- Be a 4th year medical student at a medical school accredited by the Liasion Committee on Medical Education, a final-year student at a Canadian LCME-accredited school, or a 4th year osteopathic student
- Be English language proficient and able to give oral clinical presentations
- Successfully complete all prerequisites listed for the desired third year rotations (as per your medical school's requirements) prior to participating in the elective
- Students from Canadian schools must email visiting.pritzker@bsd.uchicago.edu to obtain an application packet. The packet will include a required medical form from our Student Care Center and you must also include your titers when you submit your application materials. Each student will receive a decision via email once the departments have made their scheduling decisions.
