Univ. Vermont Electives for International Medical Students

University of Vermont College of Medicine (UVM) which ranked 7th in the United States in 2007 for primary care, allows International medical students to take up electives.


Eligibility & Policy: The first thing an interested candidate's gotta do is to read their eligibility criteria and policies - Download that here [PDF], which includes basics like TOEFL scores more than 600, must carry own personal health insurance, malpractice insurance and immunization records (A doctors note documenting your vaccines should work too)
Fees: $100 Per Elective Month
Electives Period:Electives at UVM run only from May to Feb, implying March and April are off-months.
Duration: 2 Months (8 weeks) Maximum
Visa: This elective needs to be done on a Visitors (B) visa. The electives section on the UVM website goes further and explains why a F-1 or a J-1 visa status will not work

"B visa regulations specifically allow international medical students to use "B-1" visa status as the method for entering the US for the purpose of engaging in a clinical clerkship or elective rotation. Visiting students remain enrolled in their home school and are not enrolled as UVM students, therefore a student visa is not appropriate. Visiting students who hold J-1 visa status may not participate in any clinical electives, as patient contact of any kind is prohibited."

And I admit I did not know that about the J-1 visa category - of course they do not mean the ECFMG J1 visa here - but then I wonder if that holds true for J1 visas for Research fellowships - either ways, observerships can still be done on any of these visa types, since those do not involve any patient contact as such.

• Electives Application Form for International Medical Students
• Electives Application Form for Canadian Medical Students
• Visit University Vermont College of Medicine Electives Website
• Download Visa Policy at UVM for International Medical Students
• FAQs for Electives at UVM