Listed below are the affiliated partner institutions where Weill Cornell medical students have the opportunity to participate in Clinical Electives. Students should direct all queries regarding our partner programs to the IMSE Co-Directors (imsedirectors@med.cornell.edu) unless otherwise specified. Students must complete an application process through the WCM IMSE Office and if selected, the Co-Directors then connect students with the partner site coordinators to complete elective placement procedures. All elective sites listed below are subject to review for safety as per the IMSE Office and International Electives Committee, Weill Cornell Risk Management Office and US State Department Travel Advisories.
Kings College
England, United Kingdom
Active
The US-EU programs offer four-week clinical placements that focus on a study of the host country’s health care system. (1 student/year)
Ludwig Maximilians University
Munich, Germany
Active
The US-EU programs offer four-week clinical placements that focus on a study of the host country’s health care system. (1 student/year)
National Taiwan University College of Medicine
Taiwan
Active
This is a six week clinical elective. (1-2 students/year).
National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Singapore
Active
This is a six week clinical elective. (1-2 students/year).
Noguchi Memorial Insitute for Medical Research
Ghana
Active
This six-week elective provides students the opportunity to conduct research in Infectious Diseases at one of Africa’s leading research institutions. The major areas include malaria, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, HIV/AIDs, Rotavirus, Influenzas, Mycobacterial infections (tuberculosis and Buruli ulcer),and development of natural products (Ghanaian plant medicines) as treatments agents for malaria, HIV AIDS and trypanosomiasis. (1-2 students per year)
Rene Descartes Ecole de Medicine
France
Active
This is a four-week clinical elective. Fluency in French required. (1 students/year)
Royal Hospital for Sick Children
Scotland, United Kingdom
Active
This site is for Pediatrics placements only. (1 student/year)
San Marcos University School of Medicine
Peru
Active
This is a six week clinical elective. Spanish proficiency required. (1-2 students/year).
Hungary
Inactive
This is a six week clinical elective. Students must first complete the IMSE application stating reasons why they want this elective and what they hope to gain by the experience. Once approved, Drs. Laura Greisman or Radhika Sundararajan will introduce the student to the electives coordinator at the Pecs medical school to set up the elective. No host letter of support necessary. (1-3 students per year)
Contact: Drs. Laura Greisman or Radhika Sundararajan at imsedirectors@med.cornell.edu.
The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Israel
Active
This is a six-week clinical elective. (1-2 students per year).