Medical Students
ROTATIONS
Thank you for your interest in our Medical Student Rotations! The below four-week classes are offered by our department and are available to 3rd and 4th year medical students, both from UNC SOM and other US medical schools:
PMED 401: Introduction to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (4th year medical students only)
Faculty Lead: Dr. Lee Shuping
Residents in charge of Medical Student Education: Dr. Raveen Sugantharaj and Dr. Hagar Elgendy
Variations: PMED 401 (elective), PMED 401 B (science of medicine), and PMED 401 03 (advanced clinical selective)
PMED 452: Fieldwork in Alternative and Complementary Therapies
Faculty Lead: Dr. Susan Gaylord
PMED 450/250: Principles and Practices of Alternative and Complementary Therapies
Faculty Lead: Dr. Susan Gaylord
All visiting medical students must apply through VSLO and their medical schools need to release the applications to UNC’s Student Affairs Office for review. Applications received will be formally reviewed by both UNC’s Student Affairs Office for eligibility requirements and our department for applicant quality prior to any potential scheduling. VSLO will open for applications on March 4th for rotations between June 24 – October 11 (blocks 5-8). If you are a visiting medical student, please visit UNC’s School of Medicine Visiting Student page to find out how to apply for one of our courses: https://www.med.unc.edu/ome/studentaffairs/visiting-student-program
If you have questions about the status of your VLOS application and when you may potentially be accepted, please direct your questions to the Student Affairs Office.