Visiting Student Programs
Four-week Rotations for Visiting Students in their Final Year of Medical Studies
Thank you for your interest in participating in an elective rotation or sub-internship at Yale School of Medicine. We offer four-week rotations to visiting students in their final year of medical studies, who are in good standing in medical school at either a U.S. LCME accredited medical school or a participating COCA accredited AACOM member college listed in the AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities™ (VSLO®) program. (Please note, we do not offer observerships to visiting students.)
We invite you to explore this website to learn about the curricular opportunities we offer, as well as the different eligibility requirements and application processes for students from U.S. medical schools and for international students. Please note, you must follow the application process described—and not, for example, reach out directly to faculty—to be considered.
Again, thank you for your interest in visiting Yale School of Medicine.
Visiting Elective Program for Students from U.S. Medical Schools
Visiting International Student Elective Program
Elective Dates
Clinical Electives are offered for four (4) week periods only for visiting medical students. Below are the elective periods for the academic year.
Students may apply for a maximum of three (3) four (4) week electives through the AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) website.
2024/2025 Academic Year
- 03/25/2025 – 04/19/2025
- 04/22/2025 – 05/17/2025
- 05/21/2025 – 06/14/2025
2025/2026 Academic Year
- 07/14/2025 - 08/08/2025
- 08/11/2025 - 09/05/2025
- 09/08/2025 - 10/03/2025
- 10/06/2025 - 10/31/2025
- 11/03/2025 - 11/28/2025
- 12/01/2025 - 12/26/2025
- 02/02/2026 – 02/27/2026
- 03/02/2026 – 03/27/2026
- 03/30/2026 – 04/24/2026
- 04/27/2026 – 05/22/2026
- 05/25/2026 - 06/19/2026
Elective policy for visiting medical students
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Contact Us/Questions
Questions about the VSLO application process
All questions about the VSLO application process should be directed to visitingstudents@aamc.org.
Students at U.S. Medical Schools with questions about elective options only
Please email the Office of Global Health Education & Visiting Student Programs
International students with questions about elective options only
Please email the Office of Global Health Education & Visiting Student Programs.
Your email will be responded to in a timely manner.
FAQs for international students
Yale School of Medicine’s Office of Global Health Education and Visiting Student Programs has compiled these FAQs, which answer many questions international students commonly ask about visiting elective opportunities.