The University of Chicago’s Minority Visiting Clerkship Program (MVCP) (Application Deadline: TBD)
Overview
The Minority Visiting Clerkship Program (MVCP) is co-sponsored by the University of Chicago Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, and the Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics and Surgery as a supplement to our regular Visiting Clerkship Program. This competitive program provides mentoring, networking, and stipend support for fourth-year students participating in the Visiting Clerkship Program. Successful candidates will advance our diversity and inclusion mission at the Medical School and become prospects for academic training programs for internship and residency at the University of Chicago Medicine. More information about diversity and inclusion at University of Chicago Medicine is available here:
https://bsddiversity.uchicago.edu/page/message-dean-polonsky
http://imr.bsd.uchicago.edu/minority-affairs/
Office of Multicultural Affairs
University of Chicago Medicine is a nationally recognized academic center offering cutting edge clinical care to communities on the south side of Chicago as well as to patients referred from regional and national sources. University of Chicago Medicine is located in one of Chicago’s most diverse communities, Hyde Park.
Program Details
As with all visiting students, eligible participants must be full-time, fourth year medical students in good standing at LCME-accredited US medical schools; third-year students who have completed their core clerkships in medicine, surgery, pediatrics, and obstetrics are also eligible to apply.
Program Length
Clerkships are four to five weeks in length, or for a full calendar month.
Mentoring and Networking
MVCP participants are assigned a faculty advisor and offered opportunities to network with other University of Chicago faculty, interns, residents and students.
Financial Assistance
The program will pay a $1,000 stipend to MVCP students to support costs associated with participation. MVCP participants who complete their rotation will be paid at the end of the rotation.
Housing
Short-term housing may be available to accommodate qualified students while they are at the University. Applicants who qualify include medical students from another city doing a medical rotation at University of Chicago Medicine for a month. More information about this short-term housing resource, visit here.
Available Rotations
General Surgery
Endocrine surgery
Minimally-Invasive Surgery
Breast Surgery
Surgical Oncology/Hepatobiliary
Colorectal Surgery
Pediatrics
Infectious Disease
Gastroenterology
Hematology/Oncology
Pulmonology
Rheumatology
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Inpatient Hematology/Oncology
Endocrine
Medicine
Cardiology Consults
Clinical Dermatology
Endocrinology Consults
Clinical Gastroenterology
Hematology Oncology Consults
Infectious Disease Consults
Nephrology Consults
Pulmonary Consults
Rheumatology Outpatient Consults
Emergency Medicine Clerkship
Rotation Dates
The academic year runs from July 1 through June 30 of each year. Most clinical electives start on the first weekday of each month.
Application Requirements
Applicants must submit all required items through VSAS in addition to completing the MVCP student application. The completed VSAS and MVCP application should be submitted at least three months prior to the desired rotation.
The VSAS application requires the following:
Transcript
Curriculum Vitae
Immunization Form
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Scholarship Clerkship Application Form
USMLE Step I Scores
For questions about the program, please contact the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine-Office of Multicultural Affairs at 773.702.8946. You may also contact us by email at noliver2@bsd.uchicago.edu .