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ഀ 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 Hereഀ  ഀ ഀ ഀ ഀ ഀ | 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 | ഀ ഀ | ഀ ഀ ഀ
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