Orthopaedic Surgery Experiences for 4th Year Medical Students

Visiting Clerkship Program - Office of Medical Student Inclusion and Enrichment Programs (OMSIEP)

The Visiting Clerkship Program is designed to give students from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine (URiM) or who have a demonstrated vision and commitment to improving the health status of diverse patient populations via patient care, research and/or teaching an opportunity to experience training at URMC and to connect with faculty, residents, and 4th year medical students during the last half of the calendar year. This program is coordinated by the Office of Medical Student Inclusion and Enrichment Programs (OMSIEP) and the Office of the Registrar. Only full-time, final year medical students who have completed 3rd year core clerkships may apply. Contact the OMSIEP office for an application and more information.​ 

URMC Visiting Student

Formal In-person Rotation – Sub-Internship

Timeline and How to Apply

• 4 week rotation, monthly basis:
  1. July - First Rotation; 7/8/2024 - 8/2/2024
  2. August- Second Rotation; 8/5/2024 - 8/30/2024
  3. September - Third Rotation; 9/2/2024 - 9/27/2024
  4. October - Fourth Rotation; 9/30/2024 -10/25/2024
• To be considered for the sub-internship, you must meet the requirements of both the Office of the Registrar and the Department of Orthopaedics.

To Apply for the Sub-Internship

• Submit your application through the AAMC Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS)
• Complete supporting documents as listed below

All visiting medical students interested in participating in the University of Rochester Orthopaedic Surgery Sub-internship must apply through VSAS. If the visiting medical student is also interested in applying for residency training in orthopaedic surgery, they must apply separately through ERAS. We recognize that not all visiting medical students will also apply for the residency training program. Historically, a remarkably high percentage of sub-internship students are granted interviews and a high percentage of sub-interns who interview match at the University of Rochester Orthopaedics residency.

* Please note that the hospital, clinic and surgery center are in different areas of the city and transportation will be required. 

Supply Supporting Documentation

• Curriculum vitae
  • The University of Rochester Orthopaedics will obtain a copy of a potential visiting student’s CV from VSAS.
  • U of R students: please submit a copy directly to our office (contact information below).
• Personal statement
  • Our office will obtain a copy of a visiting student’s personal statement from VSAS. Limit to 250 words, and explain why you are interested in completing a sub-internship with our program.
• Transcript
  • Our office will obtain a copy of the medical school transcript for visiting students from VSAS.
  • For U of R students, please submit a copy directly to our office.
• USMLE 
  • Copy of USMLE scores.

Application Process and Timeline

Once all required materials are received through VSAS and approved by the University of Rochester School Of Medicine, eligible applications will be reviewed by the Department of Orthopaedics.

Once the application review is complete and a decision is made regarding acceptance, the department will contact the students with their decision. The Office of the Registrar from the University Of Rochester School Of Medicine will subsequently contact students to be officially enrolled in the rotation.

• US and Canadian LCME accredited medical students, final year of training, who are planning to apply to orthopaedic residency in the 2025 MATCH.

Application Process

Interested students can apply by submitting the following items to our residency program administrators Bonnie Schuster, Jennifer Worden:

Eligibility

•  CV
•  USMLE scores
•  250 word maximum paragraph expressing why they want to do the formal virtual rotation experience at our program
•  Accepted will be required to apply through VSAS, and official enrollment will be processed by the Registrar office at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry