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Application overview: Please ReadCurrently the UNC School of Medicine accepts a limited number international students per year. Our electives are four weeks in length and visiting students are allowed to participate in one or more electives, if they perform satisfactorily in their initial elective. To participate in electives at UNC School of Medicine, you must have a passing score on the USMLE Step 1 examination or Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (a passing score on the German 'Physikum' exam is also acceptable). Official TOEFL scores are required for all students from medical schools where English is not the language of instruction. Minimum acceptable TOEFL scores are 590 for the Paper-based Test and 100 for the Internet-based Test. TOEFL scores may also be required for any applicant. You must also adhere to all the requirements listed on the following page. We charge a $2000 per elective fee in addition to the non-refundable $100 application fee. You must be in your final year of medical school upon arrival at UNC for your elective if you are accepted. Since UNC students have priority for registration, it is not possible to guarantee that you will be able to take the particular elective for which you apply; however, we are usually able to place visiting students in one of their choices. No electives are available for the July period. You are expected to attend the elective every day unless you have received authorization from the course director to be absent. Failure to comply may result in immediate termination of your participation in the elective. The grade for student performance in an elective will be given as “Fail,” “Pass,” “High Pass” and “Honors” on an evaluation form, which may also contain comments. You will receive the same evaluation form as our UNC medical students, and this is the only evaluation that you will receive in our program. If you intend to apply for an elective in the departments of Emergency Medicine (http://www.med.unc.edu/ome/studentaffairs/visiting-student-program/md-visiting%20students/departmental-approvals/2011-12%20EMED%20SOM%20Website-%20Visiting%20-2.pdf/view ), Dermatology (DERM 401, 402; email Cherie Ezuka at Cherie_Ezuka@med.unc.edu), or Pediatrics (only if English is not your primary speaking language or language of instruction)(email Kelly Lear at kelly_lear@med.unc.edu), you must first contact those departments to receive pre-approval before submitting your application materials to our office. ***Please note that UNC charges a $2000 per elective fee in addition to the non-refundable $100 application fee. You do not need to pay the elective fee unless you are accepted for electives at UNC. All checks must be valid for deposit in a U.S. bank and include bar encoding on the lower portion of the check. Checks must be made payable to the ‘UNC School of Medicine.’ This fee does not include housing. Each student is responsible for arranging his or her housing, though we send a list of potential housing contacts to all students accepted into our program. If your application is approved by the Admissions Committee, we will then work on confirming your specific elective course from the list of your preference. When your elective is confirmed you will receive a Course Confirmation notice that lists your elective course title and course dates. If you cannot attend a scheduled elective, please notify the Office of International Activities (international@med.unc.edu) immediately. If you fail to notify the Office of International Activities of your cancellation at least 8 weeks prior to the start of your elective, UNC will withdraw you from any future scheduled electives and your school will be notified. Rotations are available for all times of the year except the month of July, which is Elective Period 1. Applications are accepted year-round. and most students apply 3-6 months in advance.
Course descriptions are listed at http://clipper.med.unc.edu/electivesbook. If you have any questions, contact international@med.unc.edu. You can also reach our office by phone 919-962-6195 and on Skype (unc_med_international) ApplicationIf you have read and understood the information above, please proceed to the online international visiting students application. After completing the initial application form, please log back in to upload the required documents in electronic format. |
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