Visiting Medical Student Learning Opportunities

To be eligible for a visiting student rotation or audition, you must:

• Be currently enrolled in a U.S. medical school and be in your fourth year of medical school. If you are a student at an affiliated institution, you must be in your fourth year of medical school to qualify for enrollment in an elective course at UT Tyler. You are ineligible if you are not in your fourth year or have finished medical school.
• Applications will not be considered if required documents are missing. The application will be noted as ineligible.
• All documents must be uploaded to VSLO. We will not accept any documents that are faxed or emailed unless otherwise directed.
• All requirements must be completed before the application will be considered.

The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine's Office of Undergraduate Medical Education and Office of Graduate Medical Education does not offer or coordinate observerships or shadowing opportunities.

The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine does not currently offer visiting rotations to Non-U.S Medical Schools.

Medical students from other U.S. institutions in their fourth year of medical school may apply to take an elective in select programs by following the link.

To be considered elligble, both you and your home institution must complete the following via the VSLO verification form:

• Up to date Resume/CV
• Current Photo
• Have a passing score on the USMLE STEP 1 or COMLEX-USA Level 1 Exam.
• Copy of Transcripts
• Letter of Good Standing: Must be in good academic standing and provide a letter from home institution.
• Be covered by malpractice insurance.
• AMMC Immunization Form

Once application is complete, notification of approval with an offer will be sent via VSLO. You will have one week to accept or decline the offer before it expires.

Students may cancel or reschedule up to two electives without penalty. A student will forfeit all future electives if they:

• Cancel an elective within 30 days of the start date.
• Cancel or reschedule a fourth elective without prior approval of the Graduate and Undergraduate Medical Education departments.
• Fail to report to their scheduled elective.

 

When submitting your application, please consider the following:

• We do not offer off block elective rotations. No exceptions will be made.
• Visiting students should not contact the various programs or departments directly.
• Visiting students should not contact the coordinators by direct email unless otherwise stated.
• Some departments may have additional specific requirements.
• Applications will not be considered if required documents are missing. The application will be noted as ineligible.
• All documents must be uploaded to VSLO. We will not accept any documents that are faxed or emailed unless otherwise directed.