Information for Visiting Students
Thank you for your interest in enrolling as a visiting student at the University of Connecticut, School of Medicine. We currently accept visiting students enrolled in U.S. (LCME-approved) medical and osteopathic schools (AOA-approved). Students must apply through the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) software, to receive visiting student applications.

To apply: Complete and submit the electronic VSLO application for your preferred electives.

We will publish our course catalog and date offerings for the upcoming academic year on VSLO in March. We accept applications starting in April until Mid-July. The electives offered in VSLO have descriptions for each elective for you to review. Visiting Students may not contact the elective directors directly for information regarding electives. Once accepted, you will be contacted by the coordinator for information regarding the elective.

Students must be in their fourth year of medical school and in good standing. We are unable to accept requests for a basic (required) clerkship experience in Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Psychiatry, Family Medicine, or Neurology.

Once a visiting student accepts an elective, we expect the student to honor that commitment. If a student decides to cancel an accepted elective, it must be dropped in VSLO and the VSLO Primary Contact must be notified via email. We request a minimum of 30 days’ notice. If we are not notified and an accepted student does not show up for an elective, the home institution will be notified.

As a state institution, we do not participate in individual affiliation agreements with other institutions. We do participate in the AAMC Uniform Clinical Agreement. Please find the agreement below (Word doc of agreement and PDF of AAMC UCA under this paragraph). Once accepted for the elective, please have your institution complete the SCHOOL portion of the form and email to the VSLO Coordinator at visitingmed@uchc.edu. We require an AAMC Uniform Clinical Agreement to be in place prior to a rotation.

Visiting Student Implementation Letter

AAMC Uniform Clinical Training Agreement

We require the following documents to be uploaded in VSLO:

• • • Photograph
    • CV/Resume
    • Official Transcript
    • AAMC Standardized Immunization Form
    • Step 1 Board Scores and/or COMLEX Exam Scores
    • A full background check from within the past year. If you do not have one, you must obtain a new background check through our Public Safety Department for a fee of $75.00.

Onboarding Requirements

Onboarding requirements depend on the affiliated site where your rotation occurs. Once your application is confirmed in VSLO, our Compliance Coordinator will reach out to you via CORE Elms to upload all necessary onboarding documents, including EMR access, parking, badging, and any additional health clearances. All onboarding must be completed at least 45 days before your start date. Students are required to update their COVID vaccinations status in Oasis. Instructions will be emailed on how to complete.

Scheduling & Evaluation Information

Once your VSLO application is confirmed and onboarding is complete, the site/course coordinator will contact you via email with details about the site-specific schedule and first-day meeting location. Your elective will be scheduled in our scheduling and evaluation system, Oasis. Upon completion of the course, all students are required to complete a course evaluation and evaluate at least one faculty member. Faculty will also complete a student performance evaluation, which students can provide to their home institution. However, evaluations will not be automatically sent to the student’s home institution. If students must use their home institution's student performance evaluation, they should either provide the form to faculty for completion before the last day of the rotation or inform them that a link will be sent via email.

Frequently Asked Questions