Eligibility for the HMS Exchange Clerkship Program
ALL APPLICANTS
In order to be eligible for our program, all applicants should meet all of the minimum criteria:
- Must be currently enrolled medical student in the final year of medical school (within 12 months of graduation).
- Must be in good academic standing at an approved medical school.
- Must have completed satisfactorily the core clinical clerkship requirements comparable to HMS core (minimally, surgery, medicine, pediatrics & OB/GYN). Applicants applying for psychiatry, neurology and/or radiology will be required to have satisfactorily completed core clinical clerkships in these specialties.
- Must be in compliance with HMS immunization requirements – HMS strictly adheres to these immunization guidelines. Immunization Compliance Guidelines.
- Must be fluent in the English language including: conversation, writing, and reading.
Anyone holding an MD degree, or its equivalent, is not eligible.
Our clerkships are offered in four-week blocks and visiting students must adhere to HMS rotation dates as posted in the calendar.