Stanford Pediatrics Funded Visiting Clerkship for Underrepresented Minority Medical Students (Application deadline 04/13/18)
Stanford Pediatrics Funded Visiting Clerkship for Underrepresented Minority Medical Students: Application deadline April 13, 2018
Pediatrics SCORE Announcement 2018.pdf
Stanford Department of Pediatrics
Funded Visiting Clerkship for
Underrepresented Minority (URM) Medical Students
Eight funded visiting clerkship positions in general pediatrics and pediatric subspecialties will be available at
the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford (LPCH) from August through November for qualified
applicants from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine. For more information, please visit our URM
web page.
• Funding includes up to $2,000 for reimbursement of travel expenses.
• Housing accommodations will be provided at no additional cost.
• Each student will be paired with a faculty member that will serve as a mentor and advisor.
• Each student will be given the opportunity to have a personal meeting with the Pediatric Residency
Program Director.
• Each student will be paired with an URM resident who will introduce them to the Stanford Medical
School/Center diversity community and its resources.
• Each student will have the option of interviewing at the end of the block to avoid a return trip.
Program Description
The visiting clerkship program is designed to give students a chance to experience the exceptional training
that Stanford Pediatrics has to offer. In addition, it provides Stanford Pediatrics residents and attending
faculty a chance to form a close working relationship with each student.
Visiting students will spend four weeks on one of the following: General Pediatrics Wards,
Renal/Rheumatology Wards, Pulmonology Wards, Gastroenterology Wards, Hematology/Oncology Wards,
NICU, PICU, Cardiology Consults/Clinics, Endocrinology Clinics, or Infectious Disease Consults/Clinics.
As LPCH is a tertiary care center, students will have exposure to a variety of patients ranging from breadand-
butter pediatrics to medically complex patients. Students are also invited to attend morning report and
noon conference daily, as well as weekly grand rounds.
Application Requirements
• Applicants must be from groups underrepresented in medicine (URM) as defined by the AAMC to
include “..those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession
relative to their numbers in the general population.” https://www.aamc.org/initiatives/urm/.
• Applicants must:
o Complete the Stanford Clinical Opportunity for Residency Experience (SCORE) application form
o Provide a personal statement discussing career goals
o Provide one letter of recommendation, preferably from a pediatric attending
o Provide a Curriculum Vitae
o Provide an official medical school transcript
• The application deadline is April 13, and acceptance notices will be sent the following week.
Applicants not selected for the funded sub-internship can be, if interested, entered into the general
pool of applicants for unfunded visiting clerkships at Stanford Pediatrics.
How to Apply
• Visit the SCORE at https://med.stanford.edu/clerkships/score-program/to-apply.html to upload your
application
Contact Information
Laura K. Bachrach, MD
Professor of Pediatrics,
Endocrinology
lkbach@stanford.edu
Becky Blankenburg, MD
Program Director, Pediatrics Residency
rblanke@stanford.edu
Carrie Johnson
Residency Education Manager
cajohnson1@stanfordchildrens.org
650.497.8134