Visiting Senior Medical Students at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Please note that while we do accept international students, we do not accept students attending an international medical school for our 4th year electives or clerkships. VSLO does provide a list of schools that do accept international school applicants.

VSLO (Visiting Student Learning Opportunities)

MCW Visiting Student Course Offerings
Viewable the first week in January; applications open the first week in April

Institution Overview, Application Requirements and Rotation Dates
Applications close the first week in September

Affiliation Agreement (DOC)

Participating Departments

The Visiting Student Health Equity (VSHE) Program offers participating students an opportunity to connect with MCW faculty, students, and trainees, while receiving mentoring and advising from faculty and trainees. This program is open to all full-time senior medical students attending an LCME-accredited medical school or COCA-accredited osteopathic medical school. The following list of participating departments are offering an opportunity to participate in the Visiting Student Healthy Equity Program (VSHE).

• Anesthesiology
• Dermatology
• Emergency Medicine
• Family Medicine
• Medicine
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Otolaryngology
• Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
• Pediatrics
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Plastic Surgery
• Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
• Radiology | Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Visiting URM Student Elective Program
• Radiation Oncology
• Surgery
• Urology

The Office of the Registrar coordinates applications and scheduling for visiting senior medical students who wish to pursue a 4-week elective for credit.

The Office of the Registrar does not coordinate observerships or any other types of visiting student placement. However, here are some additional opportunities at Children’s Wisconsin or Froedtert for student placement or observer/job shadow inquiries:

• Observers/job shadows at Children’s Wisconsin
• Allied Professional Students (Children's Wisconsin)
• Job shadow/observer at Froedtert Health
• Student experience at Froedtert

The application status for visiting students is communicated through VSLO. The Office of the Registrar respectfully requests applicants utilize VSLO and not contact the Office of the Registrar for updates. Furthermore, the Office of the Registrar respectfully requests applicants not contact academic departments directly.