Unique Opportunities

Our program encourages you to follow your passion and expand your horizons. While it takes effort to arrange special electives during your second and third year, it allows you some ability to shape your learning experience before graduating and practicing on your own. If funding is available, and planning begins at least 12 months before an international rotation, we may be able to accommodate a 1 month elective which has 2-3 weeks at the host country location and some continuity clinic on either side of that time block (as we have to meet the continuity requirements set by the ABFM). Recently residents have done Global Health electives in Malawi, Peru and Guam. It takes time to put together new electives so we need at least 6 months and ideally 12 months notice of intent to ensure all requirements get met to ensure a successful educational Global Health elective.

Note the host location must be deemed safe (Level 1 or 2) on the US Department of State Travel site https://travelmaps.state.gov/TSGMap/