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Choose Your Elective
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Apply
A. If you are at an LCME- or AOA-accredited medical school:
Please log in to the AAMC Visiting Student
Application Service (VSAS) for full details
and
application process and to view our elective catalog. Electives are approved with a
maximum
of 2
4-week elective rotations and are based on academic merit and
availability.
Because
the selection process is highly competitive, we ask that
students please allow a
minimum
of 6 weeks for proper approval. Please note
that because of our increasing
number of affiliate
partnerships and the high
demand for educational rotations at Ochsner,
opportunities
for visiting students
from nonaffiliated schools may be limited.
B. If you are at an Affiliated Medical School That Does Not Participate in VSAS:
Please print and complete an Application Form and mail the original, accompanied by a
check
for the $35 application fee to the address below. Please make all checks payable
to
Ochsner
Clinic Foundation. Once the application has been received and
reviewed, students
will be notified via email if the rotation request is
approved.
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Provide Supporting
Documentation
Accepted students will be required
to
provide a completed Attestation Form,
signed by
a school
representative,
attesting to the student's
compliance
with Ochsner's
requirements. This must
be submitted 2 to 4 weeks prior to the
beginning
of the
desired rotation. The
requirements are as follows:
- OIG/GSA Verification
- Personal health insurance documentation
- Immunization titers (MMR, Varicella)
- Proof of completed hepatitis B vaccine series
- Proof of annual TB skin test
- Proof of seasonal flu vaccine (for students
rotating
between December-April)
- Clear criminal and sexual offender
background check
- Clean urine drug screen performed by a
SAMHSA-approved laboratory
- Valid American Heart Association-issued
Basic Life Support card
*Additionally, all students must submit proof
of malpractice coverage from
medical school,
with limits
of liability of
$1,000,000/$3,000,000
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Please Note
All information requests must come through the
UGME Office of Student Services.
Students are NOT to directly contact Ochsner Health System
faculty and administrative
staff in an attempt to arrange
clinical/research
experiences. The UGME Office of Student
Services is responsible for scheduling ALL elective requests.
All students must follow the
established
guidelines
and procedures without exception.
Send student inquiries and status requests to:
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Undergraduate Medical
Education
1319 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121
MedicalEducation@ochsner.org
Visiting students are responsible for locating and securing
their own
transportation,
housing, and meals during
the elective rotation(s).
We recommend
that final housing and travel arrangements
are deferred until enrollment
has
been confirmed in the event
that we are unable to accommodate a specific course request.
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