Inquiries
All inquiries should be emailed to visiting-ams@brown.edu.
Inquiries are welcome from 4th-year students currently attending U.S. medical schools who are in good academic standing and wish to participate in our Clinical Elective Programs. We are unable to accept requests for a basic (required) clerkship experience.
Application
Visiting students are required to apply through VSLO.
We are now accepting visiting student applications for the 2024-25 academic year effective April 1, 2024. Refer to VSLO for more information.
Application deadline is 8 weeks prior to the elective start date.
A non-refundable $150 processing fee per elective due at the time of acceptance.
Please adhere to our schedule of dates listed for each elective in VSLO. Rotation start and end dates are fixed and cannot be changed.
Participation Requirements
We expect visiting students to honor their commitment once they have been accepted to participate in an elective. Students must notify our office via email if they decide to cancel an elective. If we are not notified of the cancellation and the student does not show up for the scheduled elective, the home institution will be notified.
All visiting students must be covered by malpractice or personal liability and health insurance and must submit proof of immunizations with their application. There is no tuition charge for a student who is enrolled in good standing at a U.S. medical school.
Proof of COVID vaccine is required and all visiting students must adhere to Brown's COVID-19 campus safety policy.
Housing
All visiting students are responsible for their housing arrangements. do not contact the hospitals for housing information as they do not manage or recommend housing assignments.
International Students
If you are a medical student from an international medical school seeking to do a clinical rotation at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, we can only consider your request if your home institution has a bilateral exchange agreement with Brown.
If you are a student at an international medical school with whom Brown has a bilateral exchange agreement, please note that there are limited openings and you must be nominated by your medical school.