Visiting Students

*  Sub-is and EM extend through the final weekend of the clerkship (end date may be later than indicated).
**  Off Nov. 27 - Dec. 30 for Thanksgiving.
†  Clerkships begin on Tuesdays due to university holidays

• Students must be in their final year at an LCME-accredited medical school or AOA-accredited Osteopathic medical school located in the United States or Puerto Rico
  • Selected students from our Global Partner institutions: A current list of institutions can be found below in the Global Partners tab and on the Global Partner Application form.
• Visitors must have previously completed basic clerkships in internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and surgery. Certain specialty electives may have additional prerequisites.
• Feinberg requires an executed affiliation agreement with your home institution to allow for participation in the visiting medical student program. Where appropriate, Feinberg uses the AAMC Uniform Clinical Training Agreement.
  • At this time, we have agreements with the vast majority of accredited schools. If your institution is not on this list and you are interested in pursuing a rotation at Feinberg, please have your school’s visiting student coordinator contact our program at visitingstudents@northwestern.edu.
• VSLO Application Requirements
  • Requirements Completed by Student
  • Photo
  • CV/Resume (please upload document as PDF)
  • USMLE Step 1 score or COMLEX score: Submit a scan your score report.
  • Immunization/Health Form: All students applying through VSLO must use the AAMC Standardized Immunization Form. Upload the completed three page form and supporting labs and documents as a single PDF in the immunization forms section of VSLO.
  • Health Insurance: Submit a scan of the front and back of your insurance card.
  • Visiting Student Policy Acknowledgement
  • BLS or ACLS Certification: Submit a scan of your BLS or ACLS completion card.
  • NPI Number (if you do not have an NPI number, you can apply on the CMS website.)
  • COVID-19/Coronavirus Vaccine: all visiting students to Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine are required to be fully vaccinated and submit documentation at least 28 days prior to rotation start date.
  • Some electives have specific requirements in addition to those mentioned above. For example, many electives also require a personal statement.
• Requirements Completed by School Official (e.g., Registrar, Clinical Coordinator)
  • Letter of recommendation: This letter must be written by a faculty member who has observed you clinically and must comment on your clinical abilities and performance. Some departments have specific letter of recommendation requirements. Please refer to the elective descriptions for details. Only documents that have a faculty member's signature and are written on official letterhead will be accepted.
  • Current transcript with key
  • Feinberg School of Medicine Assessment Form Agreement: Effective May 1, 2019, all visiting students at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine will be graded using our assessment form.
  • Verification of medical liability and/or malpractice insurance: Students are required to have coverage of $1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate. If school does not provide this, student will need to purchase supplemental coverage and submit Certificate of Insurance prior to beginning rotation.

No documentation will be accepted via postal mail, fax, in an email or email attachment. All application documents must be submitted through VSLO only. For more information, please visit the VSLO site or contact VSLO at vsas@aamc.org or 202-478-9878.

Do not contact course directors, coordinators or faculty for any reason during the application process. Contacting any of these parties may result in your ineligibility for current and future rotations.

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine welcomes visiting students who are active learners who will ask questions not only about patients, science and health policy but also about themselves. This visiting elective stipend program seeks to support any student interested in a visiting clerkship rotation who is financially disadvantaged and interested in community health advancement.

Learn more about available stipends