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Visiting Medical Student ProgramEligibilitySUNY Downstate College of Medicine welcomes visiting medical students into the senior elective program. Students who will have completed their clinical clerkships by the starting date of the desired elective are eligible to apply. Applicants must be in good academic standing at their home school, must have their school's approval to participate in the desired elective and must have health and liability insurance coverage and be HIPAA, OSHA and New York State Infection Control certified. UPDATE: On Friday, October 16, it was announced that a judge has temporarily suspended the New York State Department of Health Emergency Regulations mandating hospital personnel be vaccinated for influenza. We expect an update to this information at the end of October 2009. Please note that some of the clinical training sites have not lifted the requirement for vaccination. Students must still be aware that clinical placements may be limited if they are not vaccinated. Starting in December 2009 all visiting medical students are strongly recommended to have both the seasonal flu AND the H1N1 vaccinations. The vaccinations must be taken in the United States. All visiting medical students should refer to the flu vaccination information at http://sls.downstate.edu/student_affairs/flu.html. All visiting medical students must make their own arrangements to obtain the vaccinations at their own expense. Information about places to obtain a vaccination can be found at http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/flu/html/home/home.shtml. General InformationAll electives courses at SUNY Downstate and its affiliated institutions are part of the official curriculum of the College of Medicine. Qualified students may be accommodated in elective spots that have not been filled by our students. Applicants are considered in the order their application is received. Elective rotation dates must coincide with the scheduled dates of SUNY Downstate Medical Center's elective periods. Click here to view our application deadlines. Students from other medical schools are not permitted to enroll in required core clerkships. Students from U.S. Medical SchoolsSUNY Downstate College of Medicine is now a VSAS School. Students from U.S. medical schools who are interested in applying for a visiting elective will apply to us through the Visiting Student Application Service VSAS.
Students from U.S. Osteopathic SchoolsStudents from U.S. Osteopathic schools will submit a Visiting Student Application Form and all corresponding documents. Health clearance must be completed in order for the student to be permitted to register. Students will download the SUNY Downstate Health Statement Form for Visiting Students and include it with the completed application. Students from International Medical SchoolsThe following departments do NOT accept students from International medical schools:
* Due to the high volume of applications, the Emergency Medicine can only consider accepting International Visiting students from December 2009 - June 2010. Catalog InformationStudents from U.S. medical schools will be able to view the elective offerings within the VSAS program. Students must follow the official elective dates. The standard dates are listed in the Senior Elective Calendar link below. HousingHousing is available space permitting in one of two residence hall facilities (811 New York Avenue and 825 New York Avenue). Mailing Address: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 115, Brooklyn, New York 11203. Telephone: (718) 270-1466 or e-mail at residentiallife@downstate.edu. Student Health ServicesHealth clearance must be completed in order for the student to be permitted to register. SUNY Downstate Health Statement Form for Visiting Students Student Health Service Mailing Address: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 33, Brooklyn, New York 11203. Telephone: (718) 270-1995 or e-mail at studenthealth@downstate.edu. NYS Infection Control CoursesEffective November, 2008, the New York State Department of Health has implemented new Infection Control requirements for all medical students. These are described in Section 239(b) of the Public Health Law. The complete list of authorized providers is available at http://www.op.nysed.gov/icproviders.htm At that URL, there is an option to obtain a current list of New York State approved courses from distance learning providers. SUNY Downstate assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information on the website. Notification of approval or denialApplications will not be processed until all completed component parts have been received. Please note the application deadlines. Students will be notified of approval or denial, as soon as they are approved, at least 4 weeks prior to the start date of the requested elective. Students who withdraw their application less than 2 weeks prior to the start of the elective may have a letter of complaint sent to the Dean of their medical school. Arrival on the first dayAll visiting students must report to the Office of the Registrar the Friday before the first day of their elective to register. Health clearance must be completed in order for the student to be permitted to register. Students will receive a letter to obtain a Downstate I.D. card and visiting student privileges to the library. The department will NOT receive a student who has not registered through the Office of the Registrar. QuestionsQuestions may be sent to visitstudent@downstate.edu |