Applying

Clinical electives are available to students who are in their final year of medical school and meet the required criteria for academic credit.  The Cleveland Clinic uses VSAS, (Visiting Student Application Service) to receive visiting student applications for requesting elective rotations. To apply to our institution, please complete and submit a VSAS application for your preferred electives and dates. For more information on VSAS, please visit www.aamc.org/vsas

International student elective requests will continue to complete the paper application for mailing.
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A completed application should be forwarded to the Clinical Education Office. There is a limit of two rotations per student per academic year. All of our rotations are four weeks in length. There are no fees associated with the elective program.  Deadline for submitting applications is November 15.

Please make sure all supporting documents are sent to Pat Gasser; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Clinical Education Office - NA20, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195.

Students will be notified of acceptance or denial of their application.  Once your assignment has been confirmed, either by phone/e-mail, you are expected to complete the rotation. While cancellation may be necessary, please do so at least 30 days in advance. Upon canceling, the student also needs to notify his/her school.

The Cleveland Clinic shall admit students of any race, color, religion, sex, age, national origins or ancestry, handicap, or status as a disabled or Vietnam veteran, to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to all of the students involved in any of the Cleveland Clinic's educational programs.

The Cleveland Clinic will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, nation origins or ancestry, handicap, or status as a disabled or military veteran, in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, training programs, stipend awards and all other such administrated programs.

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