The opportunities below represent a selection of the clinical elective programs offered by affiliated institutions and other organizations. Senior medical students applying for a clinical (or research) elective during their MS4 year can use this list to research the different sites and learn more about specific pre-requisites. Students are welcome to identify elective opportunities independent from the listed affiliated institutions but must meet with the IMSE Directors to discuss and gain approval prior to applying. All elective sites listed below are subject to review for safety by the Weill Cornell International Elective Committee and as per the US State Department Travel Advisories
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Madrid, Spain
Active
United States-European Union Medical Exchange Program (US-EU):
The US-EU program is a four-week clinical placement that focuses on a study of the host country’s health care system. Students should meet with Drs. Laura Greisman or Radhika Sundararajan to discuss this elective and placement. Then the student should complete the IMSE application stating reasons why they want this elective and what they hope to gain by the experience. Once approved, Drs. Greisman or Sundararajan will introduce the...
University of Cologne Faculty of Medicine
Cologne, Germany
Active
United States-European Union Medical Exchange Program (US-EU):
The US-EU program is a four-week clinical placement that focuses on a study of the host country’s health care system. Students should meet with Drs. Laura Greisman or Radhika Sundararajan to discuss this elective and placement. Then the student should complete the IMSE application stating reasons why they want this elective and what they hope to gain by the experience. Once approved, Drs. Greisman or Sundararajan will introduce the...
University of Edinburgh
Scotland, United Kingdom
Active
United States-European Union Medical Exchange Program (US-EU):
The US-EU program is a four-week clinical placement that focuses on a study of the host country’s health care system. Students should meet with Drs. Laura Greisman or Radhika Sundararajan to discuss this elective and placement. Then the student should complete the IMSE application stating reasons why they want this elective and what they hope to gain by the experience. Once approved, Drs. Greisman or Sundararajan will introduce the...
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
This is a six-week clinical elective. Students must first meet with Dr. Fitzgerald to discuss reasons why they want this elective and what they hope to gain by the experience. Students then complete the IMSE application for approval. Once approved, Dr. Fitzgerald coordinates the elective with physicians at Weill Bugando or asks Dr. Robert Peck who is based in Mwanza to assume this task. No host mentor letter required because of the arrangement we have with Weill Bugando. Dr. Fitzgerald is the...
Yonsei University College of Medicine
South Korea
Active
This is a six week clinical elective. Students must first meet with Drs. Laura Greisman or Radhika Sundararajan to discuss reasons why they want this elective and what they hope to gain by the experience. Students then complete the IMSE application for approval. Once approved, Drs. Greisman or Sundararajan coordinates the elective with physicians at Yonsei. No host mentor letter required because of the arrangement we have with Yonsei. Drs. Laura Greisman and Radhika Sundararajan are the WCM...