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Visiting Medical Student Program

2012-2013 Information

The Visiting Medical Student Program enriches both the Brody School of Medicine and the visiting medical student. Applicants must be in good academic standing and actively pursuing the Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree.
 
Application Information
The Brody School of Medicine uses VSAS, the Visiting Student Application Service, to receive visiting medical student applications for students enrolled at US or Puerto Rico LCME accredited institutions.  To apply, please complete and submit the electronic VSAS application for your preferred electives and dates. For more information on VSAS, please visit www.aamc.org/programs/vsas or contact VSAS at vsas@aamc.org .   Please note that only students enrolled at US or Puerto Rico LCME accredited institution may use VSAS to submit an application and supporting documentation.
 
General Information:
Visiting medical students desiring to take an elective at the Brody School of Medicine will be accommodated only if an elective application has been processed first through the Office of Student Affairs.  Acceptance by a department or supervisor does not constitute approval for a visiting student elective.

The Brody School of Medicine's medical students have priority in registering for an elective.
 
Elective Availability
Here is the list of electives which may be available to visiting medical students.
Electives/course description may be reviewed by accessing the online catalog.

Course MD DO Int'l
AN401  Gross Anatomy and Embryology  X     
AS401  Anesthesiology  X  X  X
CV413  Pediatric Cardiology  X  X  X
CV425  Acting Internship-Cardiology Inpatient  X  X  X
EM406  Emergency Medicine  X  X   
FM401  Inpatient Acting Internship in Family Medicine  X  X  X
FM402  Advanced Family Medicine at FPC  X  X  X
FM404  Acting Internship in Geriatrics  X  X  X
FM409  Nutrition and Patient Education in Ambulatory Care Setting  X  X   
FM421  Sports Medicine  X  X   
ME402  Adult Infectious Diseases  X  X  X
ME409  Nephrology  X  X  X
ME412.A  Dermatology  X     
ME426  Acting Internship-Hematology/Oncology Inpatient  X  X  X
ME427  Acting Internship - General Internal Medicine  X  X  X
ME428  Acting Internship-Neurology Inpatient  X  X  X
ME438  Acting Internship-Nephrology Inpatient  X  X  X
MP401  General Outpatient Internal Medicine/Pediatrics  X  X  X
IP401  Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Combined Rotation  X  X  X
OB416  Perinatal Medicine (Acting Internship)  X  X   
PE401  Acting Internship - Pediatric Wards  X  X   
PE402  Acting Internship in Ambulatory Pediatrics  X     
PE404  Acting Internship in Neonatology (NICU)  X  X  X
PE406  Pediatric Neurology  X  X  X
PE417  Pediatrics Critical Care (PICU)  X  X  X
PE428  Acting Internship-Normal Newborn Medicine  X  X   
PL413  Forensic Pathology  X  X  X
PM407  Child & Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry (AI)  X  X  X
PM408  Outpatient Psychiatry  X  X  X
PM414  Eclectic Psychiatry  X  X  X
RE402  Introduction to PM&R  X  X  X
RE403  Ambulatory PM&R  X  X  X
SU401.8   Acting Internship-General Surgery  X  X   
 
Elective Dates / Calendar Information
All approved visiting medical students are REQUIRED to adhere to the BSOM elective calendar. Please see our M4 Academic Calendar for dates.
 

For Medical Students attending, US and Canadian (LCME Accredited) Medical Schools not participating in VSAS or (AOA Accredited) Osteopathic Schools.

Canadian/AOA Application

If your school does not use VSAS, please submit a completed visiting student application form, indicating the student will be in the final year of study at the time of the requested elective. Applicants must also have completed and passed the core clinical clerkships required by their school prior to beginning the requested elective. In addition to the completed application form, the following information should be submitted.
  1. Proof of personal health insurance coverage (copy of policy coverage or policy holder card).
  2. The student’s home medical school is required to provide a copy of the Certificate of Liability Coverage. The coverage amounts must be clearly stated, as well as whether the coverage is valid within the United States.
  3. An OFFICIAL transcript from the home medical school, indicating successful completion of the core clinical clerkships.
  4. Official description of the core clerkships in Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics and Surgery. These must include detailed information regarding the inpatient clinical training.
  5. Current curriculum vitae.
  6. Passing scores from Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) for medical students and/or passing scores on the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX)
  7. Proof of Criminal Background Check. The criminal background check will include convictions for both felonies and misdemeanors in any state and county in which the student has resided during the prior seven years.
  8. Signed Vidant Medical Center Confidentiality Statement.
  9. Signed Brody School of Medicine Confidentiality Statement. 
  10. Completed BSOM Student health and immunization form (included in this document).
  11. One passport quality photograph.
An application checklist is included on page 5 of the application.Applicants must submit applications at least two months in advance of the desired elective start date.Incomplete applications will be returned. Faxed or emailed applications are not acceptable. Application materials received via fax or e-mail will be discarded.

All application materials must be included in one package and sent by mail to:
  Visiting Student Elective Coordinator 
  Office of Student Affairs   
  The Brody School of Medicine   
  600 Moye Blvd, Brody 2S-20   
  Greenville, NC 27834   
  (252) 744-2278 Telephone

 

For US or NON US students attending International Medical Schools

International Application

We will consider students from LCME accredited schools and those listed in the International Medical Education Directory (IMED) who are certified through the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).  Passing Step One is also a mandatory requirement.

 A completed visiting student application form, indicating the student will be in the final year of study at the time of the requested elective must be submitted. Applicants must also have completed and passed the core clinical clerkships required by their school prior to beginning the requested elective. In addition to the completed application form, the following information should be submitted.

  1. Proof of personal health insurance coverage (copy of policy coverage or policy holder card).
  2. Proof of professional liability coverage. The student’s home medical school is required to provide a Certificate of Liability Coverage. The coverage amounts must be clearly stated, as well as whether the coverage is valid within the United States.
  3. An OFFICIAL transcript from the home medical school, indicating successful completion of the core clinical clerkships.
  4. Official description of the core clerkships in Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics and Surgery. These must include detailed information regarding inpatient clinical training.
  5. Current curriculum vitae.
  6. Passing scores from Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) for medical students and/or passing scores on the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) (no exceptions).
  7. Proof of Criminal Background Check. The criminal background check will include convictions for both felonies and misdemeanors in any state and country in which the student has resided during the prior seven years.
  8. A letter of fluency in English from the home institution documenting verbal and written skills as well as proficiency in Medical English.
  9. Signed Vidant Medical Center Confidentiality Statement.
  10. Signed Brody School of Medicine Confidentiality Statement.
  11. Completed BSOM Student health and immunization form (included in this document)
  12. Two passport quality photographs.
An application checklist is included on page 4 of the application. Applicants must submit applications at least TWO MONTHS in advance of the desired elective start date. Incomplete applications will be returned.

All application materials must be included in one package and sent by mail to:  
   Visiting Student Elective Coordinator
   Office of Student Affairs
   The Brody School of Medicine
   600 Moye Blvd, Brody 2S-20
   Greenville, NC 27834 (252) 744-2278