Office of Medical Education

Visiting Student Information for 2011-2012

Application information for the 2012-13 academic year will be posted by the end of February. Please do not submit any application materials until updated information is posted.

The Fourth-Year Visiting Student Program offers eligible medical students at other universities an opportunity to complete clinical clerkships with specialists at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.

Eligibility

• You must be a fourth-year medical student in good standing at the time of your rotation.
• You must be enrolled in a school that is accredited by the United States Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
• You must be current on all of your immunizations. including measles, mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis and Tuberculosis.
• You may do no more than three visiting rotations at the University of Kentucky.
• All rotations are four weeks long. There are no exceptions.
• All rotations take place during the scheduled rotation dates for the fourth-year class at the University of Kentucky.
• You must submit an application to the Visiting Student Program that includes an official transcript, your CV, your USMLE or COMLEX scores, and a brief statement explaining why you are requesting this course at this time and how it pertains to your career plans.

Available Rotations
The Fourth-Year Course Catalog includes details of fourth year rotations. You may apply for any course listed in the catalog except:

• ANS-890 Anesthesiology off-site
• DR-890 Diagnostic Radiology off-site
• ER-890 Emergency Medicine off-site
• FM-841 Family Practice off-site
• FM-853 International Clerkship in Primary Care
• FM-854 Acting Internship in Rural Family Practice
• MD-840 Dean's Colloquium
• MD-842 Advanced Clinical Pharmacology and Anesthesiology
• MED-890 Internal Medicine off-site
• OBG-890 Obstetrics and Gynecology off-site
• OPH -890 Ophthalmology off-site
• PED-890 Community Pediatrics
• PSC-890 Psychiatry off-site
• SUR-866 Research in Surgery
• SUR-890 Surgery off-site

Rotation Dates

Application Process for Allopathic (MD) Students

Application Process for Osteopathic (DO) Students

Maps and Directions

Contact information
Renee Seidel, Visiting Student Coordinator
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Office of the Dean
138 Leader Avenue
Lexington, KY 40506-9983

Phone 859-323-5261
Fax 859-323-2076
Email renee.seidel@uky.edu

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