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M.D. Program Visiting Students: Guidelines for Elective Application and Registration Print E-mail
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  1. All visiting students must apply through the Office of Education, Eastern Virginia Medical School, P.O. Box 1980, Norfolk, VA 23501. If a student contacts a department, the student must be referred to the Office of Education. Confirmation for Electives is granted by the Office of Education. Only persons currently enrolled in an LCME accredited U.S. medical school are eligible to apply for admission to the Electives Program at EVMS.
  2. Visiting students may take only senior-year electives. Third-year clerkships are not open to any visiting students. A visiting student must have satisfactorily completed all basic science courses (including physical diagnosis) and, by the start date of the requested elective, the applicant must have completed satisfactorily a minimum of thirty-six (36) weeks of full-time clinical experience during which the student's primary responsibility was to follow patients on a teaching service.

    This experience must include at least four (4) separate disciplines from among the following: Family Medicine; General Internal Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Pediatrics; Psychiatry; and General Surgery. Experience in each discipline must be at least four (4) weeks in duration. No elective will be approved for a discipline in which the requisite core clinical experience has not been satisfactorily completed.
  3. An elective application form must be completed for each elective requested and approved by the visiting student's medical school official, authorizing these experiences. This form must be submitted no later than four weeks prior to the beginning of an elective in order to be considered. Visiting student application materials may be found here.
  4. Each request for an elective must have the approval of the sponsoring department and the Office of Education.
  5. In most cases, confirmation for electives will be given as soon as possible after the May 5 deadline for EVMS students. EVMS students have first priority for electives.
  6. Visiting students are limited to a maximum of twelve weeks of electives at EVMS, except under special circumstances. (Requires approval from the Associate Dean for Education)
  7. A non-refundable application fee of $100 must be submitted along with the application materials. Each visiting student must register with the EVMS Registrar's Office prior to beginning the elective. A student identification card will be issued by our Personnel Office, Eastern Virginia Medical School, following registration.
  8. Visiting students must have adequate health insurance coverage to take electives at EVMS. Proof of personal health coverage can be submitted with the application packet or presented at the time of registration. Visiting students must also provide proof of HIPPA training, Blood-Borne Pathogen training and a Criminal Background report with the application packet. The EVMS Health Statement completed by a health care provider must also be submitted along with your application.
  9. Each student is responsible for obtaining accommodations during his/her stay here.
  10. No stipend will be paid by EVMS to visiting students taking electives for credit.
  11. EVMS will provide evaluations to the sponsoring institutions, but credit for elective experiences will be given by the institution granting the M.D. degree to the student.
Last Updated on Monday, 28 December 2009 15:48