Students from International Medical Schools
Due to the high volume of applications, the Emergency Medicine department can only accept International Visiting Students for the months of November 2008 through June 2009.
Forms
Eligibility
Students from other medical schools are not permitted
to enroll in clerkships.
SUNY Downstate welcome 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 certified.
General Information
All electives coursed at SUNY Downstate and its affiliated instructions
are part of the official curriculum of the College of Medicine. Qualified
students from their medical schools may be accommodated in those elective
spots that have not been filed by our students. Applicants are considered
in order their application is received; SUNY Downstate students are
given first preference to all elective offered. Elective rotation dates
must coincide with the schedule dates of SUNY Downstate Medical Center's
elective periods.
- Visiting Student Application Forms are found here.
They are no longer available in hard copy. The International
Visiting Medical Student Application must be completed
in its entirety for each elective you wish to take. The application(s)
must bear the imprint of your school seal. Effective
July 1, 2007,
a non-refundable processing
fee of $175 for the 1st application and $100 for each additional application
in the form of check/money order in USA currency only must
accompany the application. The check/money order must be made payable
to "SUNY Downstate Medical Center".
- A current official transcript or detailed evaluation of courses
completed must accompany the application.
- A completed health assessment form must be submitted.
- PROOF OF MALPRACTICE/ LIABILITY (must be equal
to or greater than $3 million/$3 million aggregate and each occurence)
AND PERSONAL HEALTH INSURANCE IS REQUIRED. (SUNY Downstate Medical
Center does not provide student health or liability coverage for
visiting students).
- You must also submit a passport photo.
- In addition to the above, the Visiting International Medical student
must also complete an application for a "Letter
of Eligibility" from the New York State Board of Medicine.
This process should be initiated at least three months prior to the
date you wish to take the elective. Approval to begin the elective
at SUNY Downstate is contingent upon our receipt of an approved Letter
of Eligibility from the New York State Board of Medicine. If your
documents are in order, you are granted permission to take a maximum
of 12 weeks (84 days) of electives in the State of New York. You
must mail NYS letter of eligibility at the same time as you mail
your Visiting Student Applicant.
- All students accepted to attend our Institution for electives are
required to complete the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Education Program. A User ID and the on-line
website will be forwarded to you along with your letter of acceptance.
Completion of this requirement is mandatory.
- All students must attend OSHA Training at Downstate Student Health
Services.
- Course directors will not permit an International Visiting Medical
Student to begin an elective until the department has received confirmation
that the student has registered through the Office of the Registrar
and has provided all requested documentation, including the "Letter
of Eligibility" and all other forms have been received and satisfactorily
completed.
- FROM THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION THE STATE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Evidence of Eligibility
Students must present the teaching hospital a short term "Letter
of Eligibility."Penalty Section 6526 provides that "any
medical student who is performing a clinical clerkship similar
function in a hospital and who is matriculated in a medical school
which meets standards satisfactory to the department
(State Education Department), provided such practice is limited
to such clerkship or similar function in such hospital" may
practice medicine without a license. As indicated above, the
Commissioner's Regulations provide that only duly accredited
medical schools and those which have been reviewed and approved
by the Department for the purpose of placing students in clinical
clerkships, meet standards satisfactory to the Department. Foreign
medical students engaged in clerkships in this State without
proper authorization or in a facility other than a teaching hospital
are in violation of Education law.
- Visiting students MUST apply though the Office if the registrar
for all electives.
- SUNY Downstate does not issue student or visiting scholar visas
(obtained through an I-20 or IAP-66) for students accepted as an
International Visiting Medical Student. Non-citizens of the United
States may apply for a B-1 visitor visa through their local United
States Embassy or Consulate on their own. Students are responsible
for assuring their compliance with all applicable US immigration
and Department of Homeland Security rules and regulations.
- Visiting students are not permitted to contact the course directors
directly. ALL inquires MUST go through the Office of the Registrar.
- Please review the provide material thoroughly and select an elective
program carefully.
Additional Instructions
Inquiries and requests for "International Visiting
Medical Student" applications should be directed to:
Office of the Registrar
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 98
Brooklyn, New York 11203
Telephone: (718) 270-4552
Email: visitstudent@downstate.edu
Housing
Housing may
be available 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.
The director of our Student
Health Service is Dr. Marcia Gerber. Mailing Address: SUNY Downstate
Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 33, Brooklyn, New York 11203.
Telephone: (718) 270-1995 or e-mail at marcia.gerber@downstate.edu.
Notification or approval or denial
Students will be notified of approval or denial at least
4 weeks prior to the start date of the requested elective. Students
who withdraw his or her application less than 2 weeks prior to the
start of the elective will get a letter of complaint sent to his/her
medical school to be placed in their academic file.
Arrival on the first day
All 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.
- Applications will not be processed until all completed
component parts have been received. Please note the application deadlines.
Deadlines
There are NO exceptions to these deadlines.
Once scheduled, changes are not permitted for any reason.
