Visiting Students

• Students Attending International Medical Institutions
• Students Attending AAMC/LCME Medical Schools
  

  Please read the following requirements carefully.

  Students matriculated at AAMC medical schools are welcome to apply for elective courses at the College of Physicians & Surgeons. Visiting students SHOULD NOT contact the course directors directly. All inquiries MUST go through the Office of Student Affairs.

  PLEASE NOTE: If you are currently a third year student who is interested in applying for electives during the upcoming academic year, you may not submit your application until after February 1.

  • Application process: Applications will not be processed until all completed forms are received. Applications MUST be received at least one month in advance of the month requested. Once scheduled, changes are NOT permitted. Application must include: P&S application form, Dean's Certification form, Immunization Record, $100 processing fee, and a letter of recommendation from a faculty member who has supervised the applicant in the required clerkship most closely related to the elective requested.
  • Application processing schedule: Assignments of visiting students are made after all Columbia Students have been scheduled. Notification/ confirmation will occur based on the following schedule:

    Processed Month requested Early May July, August or September Early August October, November or December Early November January, February, March, April

  • Application processing fee: $100. Check to be made payable to Columbia University and should be included with your application. We cannot accept Postal Money Orders from Canada. Canadian students must send a bank draft in the amount of $100 US Dollars drawn on a bank with a US correspondent bank in order to be accepted. This fee is non-refundable unless we are unable to schedule you for an elective.
  • Good standing: Student must be in good academic standing in fourth year at an AAMC medical school and have completed all required clinical clerkships.
  • Time permitted: Three months of electives are permitted. All P&S electives are based on the calendar month. Unless otherwise specified, all electives begin on the first day of the month and end on the last. May and June are completely open. Assignments of visiting students are made after all P&S students have been scheduled.
  • Credit: Visiting students receive academic credit from their own medical schools for electives completed at P&S. They are not considered matriculated students at P&S. Transcripts will not be issued on completion of electives. The visiting student should furnish performance evaluations at the completion of the elective month to the P&S preceptor.
  • Health: Visiting students must have proof of health, liability, and malpractice insurance. Physicians in the P&S Student Health Service will see visiting students for emergency medical problems. Visiting students will be appropriately billed if consultations, laboratory studies, x-rays, and/or medications are required. The Student Health Service of the home institution must complete the attached immunization record.
  • Housing: Single dormitory rooms with corridor bath and shower facilities are available at Bard Hall. Contact the Director, Health Sciences Campus, Central Housing Office, Bard Hall, 50 Haven Ave., New York, NY, 10032, (212) 304-7000 for current room rates. The hospital will provide accommodations for on-call responsibilities. Housing is not available August through October.

  Application Form: Click Here

  Application materials should be sent to: Jessica Ash Administrative Coordinator Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Room 3-401 630 West 168th St New York, NY 10032