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Visiting Student Scholarship Program: An Initiative to Enhance Access to Healthcare Careers

Yale School of Medicine is actively pursuing a variety of ways to enhance access to healthcare careers. The Visiting Student Scholarship Program is an opportunity for visiting U.S. medical students to apply for a scholarship for a clinical elective at Yale School of Medicine.

During a clinical elective, students are immersed in clinical medicine and have the opportunity to interact with faculty, residents, students, and staff as well as residency and departmental leadership. Moreover, the students participate in Yale and New Haven community activities and other social engagements.

Please note, while many departments offer electives, only the following departments currently participate in this initiative: Emergency Medicine; Internal Medicine; Neurology; Ob-Gyn; Pediatrics; Radiology & Biomedical Imaging; Surgery; and Urology.

Scholarship & Housing

Scholarship:

The program provides a scholarship of $1,500 or more depending on the department to assist in travel and lodging while accepted students rotate in an elective at Yale School of Medicine and participate in the program. Scholarship funds are provided in the form of a check to visiting medical students after their elective rotation at Yale ends.

Housing:

The program does not currently offer housing for visiting medical students approved to participate. After you are approved to participate, the program will provide a list of housing resources so you may secure housing for yourself in New Haven.

Eligibility

This scholarship is available to:

  • Fourth-year medical students
  • Students who have completed all core clinical clerkships before participating in the program
  • Students who are in good standing in a medical school at a U.S. LCME accredited allopathic institution (are enrolled in medical degree-granting programs) or students who are in good standing at a U.S. COCA accredited osteopathic institution (are enrolled in a DO-granting program).
  • Students who meet one or more of the following:
    • You come from an economically disadvantaged background, are a first-generation college graduate, or have otherwise faced significant obstacles in your pursuit to become a physician.
    • You have previously been or are currently involved in initiatives aimed at creating or increasing access to education, healthcare or other essential services (e.g. community service, outreach or service within your community).

This program is NOT available to medical students who:

  • Attend or have graduated from non-U.S. medical schools
  • Attend medical schools that are not LCME accredited by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) or COCA accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
  • Are foreign medical students on an F-1 Visa who attend U.S. medical schools

Process

  1. Meet the criteria noted above
  2. Apply at VSLO
    • All students wishing to visit Yale School of Medicine for a clinical elective are required to apply using the AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO).
    • Pay the VSLO application fees
    • Yale School of Medicine will waive its $200 application processing fee for students confirmed to participate in this scholarship program (at this time it is a reimbursement)
  3. Apply for this Visiting Student Scholarship

Participating Departments