Visiting Student Scholarship (formerly Residency Recruitment Program, or RRP)
Consideration for the Visiting Student Scholarship for 2023-2024 is now closed. Applications for the 2024-2025 cycle will open in April 2024.
Scholarship Description
UMass Chan Medical School offers visiting medical students from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine (UriM) the opportunity to participate in a four-week clinical elective in one of several departments: Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medicine/Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Radiology, Surgery and Urology.
Students will be able to participate in educational and clinical activities that are offered to all students and meet with leadership, faculty and residents for mentoring on career interests.
In addition, the accepted students will receive a stipend of $1,500 to help offset their elective transportation expenses, food, and housing along with reimbursement of their $106 visiting student administrative fee. Please note applications need to be submitted at least two months prior to scheduled electives.
The Diversity and Inclusion Office works in collaboration with the T.H. Chan School of Medicine Office of Student Affairs and the Graduate Medical Education Office in supporting the Visiting Student Scholarship.
Eligibility
To qualify applicants must meet the following criteria.
- Be a 4th year medical student enrolled in an accredited medical school in the USA, Canada or Puerto Rico.
- Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
- Have a record of good academic standing.
- Be approved for a visiting student elective at UMass Chan Medical School.
- Applications must be received two months prior to the start date of your elective.
- Come from backgrounds that are underrepresented in medicine as defined by the AAMC criteria.
How to Apply
*Students must first apply in VSLO®/VSAS® for an away rotation at UMass Chan Medical School. Applications must be received two months prior to the start date of your elective.
Please review the Visiting Student Guidelines on our T.H. Chan School of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School Student Affairs website:
http:// www.umassmed.edu/studentaffairs/curriculum/ advanced-studies2/electives-visiting-students/
*Applying for an Away Rotation at UMass Chan Medical School:
Visiting Student Learning Opportunities™ (VSLO) /
Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS)
Students should apply for their away rotation with us via the VSLO/Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS).
Available dates for 2024-2025 clinical electives:
Coming Soon!
*Applying for Visiting Student Scholarship:
If you are interested in applying for this scholarship, click here to complete UMass Chan Medical School Visiting Student Scholarship Application.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the program, please do not hesitate to contact Anne K. Swift at (508) 856-5544 or email Anne.Swift@umassmed.edu.