Partner Programs

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

UNESP School of Medicine Botucatu
Brazil
Active
This is a six week clinical elective. (1-2 students per year)
Universidad Ciencias Medicas de Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Active
This is a six-week clinical elective at the main teaching hospital at UCIMED in San Jose, Costa Rica. Spanish proficiency required (1-2 students/year)
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Madrid, Spain
Active
This is a six week clinical elective. Spanish proficiency required. (1-2 students/year).
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Quito, Ecuador
Active
This is a six week clinical elective. Spanish proficiency required. (1-2 students/year).
Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Milan, Italy
Active
This is a six-week clinical elective. (1 student/year).
University of Cologne Faculty of Medicine
Cologne, 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)
University of Edinburgh
Scotland, 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)
University of Sydney Medical School
Australia
Active
This is an eight week clinical elective, two weeks of which will be in the Outback. Students must first complete the IMSE application stating reasons why they want this elective and what they hope to gain from the experience. Once approved, Drs. Laura Greisman or Radhika Sundararajan will introduce the student to the electives coordinator at the University of Sydney to set up the elective. The student will be placed at one of the University of Sydney Medical School's teaching hospitals in...
University of Zaragoza School of Medicine
Spain
Active
This is a four-week clinical elective focusing on medical ethics. Pre-requisite: You must have at least intermediate-advanced Spanish language skills to be considered. The elective focuses on bioethics as a way to frame the student exposure to Spanish medicine. A bioethics paper is a required component of the elective course. Students are required to meet with Dr. Fins to discuss this elective and complete a pre-interview process. Then the student should complete the IMSE application stating...
Weill Bugando Medical College
Tanzania
Active
Rotation Length: 6-8 Weeks. (2-3 students/year)

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