Visiting Medical Students

Subsidized Visiting Elective Program

The Subsidized Visiting Elective Program (SVEP) provides financial assistance and support for under-represented minority medical students to gain clinical exposure within any of our departments in the form of a month long elective at Boston Medical Center affiliate hospital of Boston University School of Medicine.

Students that are accepted into the SVEP will be reimbursed up to $2,000 for travel, housing, and VSAS registration fees. In addition, students will meet URM faculty, residents, and/or fellows, as well as have the opportunity to explore the city of Boston.

Application Deadline April 28th 2017

Who Qualifies

• Currently enrolled full-time 3rd year medical students applying to senior electives
• Good academic standing at a LCME accredited institution
• Individuals belonging to a group considered under-represented in medicine (Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian)
• US Citizens or permanent residents

How to Apply

This process requires two separate applications, the Subsidized Visiting Elective Application which awards the financial support, and the Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) which allows students to register for an elective at Boston University School of Medicine.

Step 1

A completed Subsidized Elective application consists of the following:

• Subsidized Visiting Elective Application (PDF)
• Official Medical School Transcript
• Resume or CV

Please email your resume/cv and SVEP application directly to [email protected]. Official transcripts are to be mailed by school officials. (Please see below mailing address)

Boston Medical Center 720 Harrison Ave, 505C Boston, MA 02118 Attn: Graduate Medical Education

Step 2

Notification of student's application status will be provided via email by early May. Accepted students will need to upload documents required by Boston University School of Medicine into VSAS. Once documents are approved by BUSM Registrar Office students will be allowed to register for an elective starting May 2017.

Students are responsible for arranging their elective with the clinical department. The Office of Minority Physician Recruitment will provide guidance and support to ensure accepted students secure the appropriate elective. Please note: elective rotations should be scheduled between July - November.

Boston University School of Medicine links

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