Visiting Students

The Long School of Medicine (LSOM) accepts visiting students to complete fourth year elective rotations in San Antonio. Generally, these rotations are four weeks in length and are considered advanced electives. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, visiting students may begin away electives at LSOM no earlier than September 1, 2020. For academic year 2020-2021, the Long School of Medicine is not accepting students from Non-Accredited (LCME or COCA) medical schools or International Medical Schools.

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Policies & Procedures

COVID-19 has interrupted the clinical education of most, if not all, medical students. It is a medical school’s responsibility to regulate away electives in an effort to maintain safety, promote equity, and promote well-being. LSOM students receive priority consideration for all electives. Remaining availability is designated for visiting students. Per LSOM policy, the following temporary restrictions have been enacted for Academic Year 2020-2021:

• LSOM will accept visiting students in a limited capacity and will only accept students from home institutions within Texas.
• A student’s home institution cannot have the specialty to which the visiting student is applying and, therefore, the away elective provides for that student an opportunity to gain experience in that specialty which is not available to them through their home institution.
• A student that has completed an away elective in a given specialty at another school will not be permitted to rotate at LSOM.
• Once student exemption is established, students from the following institutions will be prioritized in the following way:
  
  1. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine and University of Texas Austin Dell Medical School
  2. University of Texas System Medical Schools
  3. Accredited Medical schools (LCME or COCA) located within Texas

LSOM Office for Undergraduate Medical Education will review visiting student applications through VSLO and forward only those that meet stated qualifications to clinical departments for academic review and processing. Communication about acceptance and additional details will come from the department where the elective is being offered. Department selections should be finalized four weeks prior to the start of an elective.

Students must complete proper immunizations prior to arrival at UT Health San Antonio. A copy of the Immunization Form is found here. The AAMC Standardized Form can be accepted in place of the UT Health form.

Application Process

Students from LCME accredited medical schools

Students attending schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) should apply through the AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) program.

1. Log into VSLO
2. Search for Electives through VSLO   
3. Use Institution Filter: UT Sch of Medicine San Antonio

Students from non-LCME accredited schools OR international schools

Students attending schools not accredited by the LCME and students from international medical schools must complete a paper application. Students are advised to carefully review application instructions.

For Academic Year 2019-2020, the Long School of Medicine is not accepting students from Non-LCME Accredited and International Medical Schools.

• Application instructions
• Visiting Student Elective Application (International/Non-LCME)
  *All electives for non-LCME or international school students are full for 2018-2019 academic year.
• Visiting Student Immunization Form
• Office of International Services
  *Students from non-LCME accredited medical schools or international schools may only take up to two (2) electives, which are four (4) weeks in length. Applications for these electives are limited to five different specialty areas (if available in a given academic year).

Diversity in Medicine Visiting Elective Scholars Program

Qualified fourth year medical students who come from a racial group that is Underrepresented in Medicine (UIM) are invited to apply for the Diversity in Medicine Visiting Elective Scholars Program. 

1. Complete the Diversity in Medicine Visiting Scholar Program application.
2. Complete the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO – also known as Visiting Student Application Services or VSAS) application. Submit all required items for UT Health San Antonio Long SOM, and your desired elective (Clinical Block 8/2-8/27).
3. Receive correspondence on the status of your application from the Long School of Medicine Office for Inclusion and Diversity.

**Please note participation in this Diversity in Medicine Visiting Scholar Program is contingent upon availability and acceptance by VSLO.

Resources

Helpful links and services you might need during your elective in San Antonio:

Student Health & Wellness Center

Needlestick Policy

Student Mistreatment Policy

UT Health SA Institutional Policies