Requirements for Applying

Requirements

• All prerequisites must be met before you will be approved for the rotation. This includes the completion of all core rotations AND status as a final year medical student when you are scheduled to participate in the rotation.
• Your medical school must be accredited in your home country and registered with WHO
• The language of instruction is English. Therefore a demonstrated proficiency in written and spoken English should be provided (e.g.TOEFL exam score of 450 or greater ).
• Most medical schools will provide a certificate of proof of malpractice insurance.
• Please provide proof of immunizations, specifically Diphtheria/tetanus booster within 10 years, Hepatitis B vaccination or immune status, Tuberculin status with documentation and intradermal PPD completed no more than six months prior to starting date of rotation, chicken pox disease history or titer, and MMR for applicants born after 1957.
  The Office of Medical Education will require medical students to provide proof of the following immunizations in order to begin a scheduled rotation:
  

  1. Varicella rubella, titers, and/or proof of immunization MMR (mumps, measles, rubella)
  2. Recent documented Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) or recent chest x-ray if known TST positive
  3. Proof of hepatitis B immunity (serology)
  4. Proof of blood borne pathogen training.

Proof of health insurance must be provided before the student can start his/her rotation. The FMHS does not provide health insurance to students.

Please have your school dean sign the application form as evidence of good academic standing and approval of the elective for credit. An evaluation of your performance on the rotation will be forwarded to your school upon completion of the elective.

The $50 US Money Order made to Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences