Visiting Medical Students, Department of Family Medicine in the Medical School at the University of Minnesota

Family Medicine and Community Health electives are available to Years 3 and 4 medical students attending LCME-accredited medical schools in the United States. When you complete your FMCH elective course, we will reimburse your application fee of $150.

To register for an elective:

  1. Look at the Family Medicine elective courses below to see descriptions, dates, and sites.

  2. Go to Visiting Medical Scholar Program where you will see the University of Minnesota Medical School policies and procedures and the Medical Scholar application form, which must be completed by an official of your medical school. Send the application and fee of $150 to the address on the form. (Don't forget—FMCH will reimburse your $150 application fee when you complete the elective course.)

  3. Contact Judy Hillstrom immediately (612-624-0452, hills007@umn.edu) to discuss your site options and to let her know whether or not you will need housing.

Course
Number

FMCH Elective Course Name

Duration
(weeks)

FMCH 7500

Sub-Internship in Clinical Family Medicine

2, 3, or 4

FMCH 7503

Preceptorship in Family Medicine Obstetrics

2, 3, or 4

FMCH 7518

Inpatient Family Medicine

2, 3, or 4

FMCH 7523

Family Medicine Clerkship—Duluth

3 or 4

FMCH 7525

Cardiovascular Medicine in the
Community Hospital

3, 4, or 6

FMCH 7535

Community Health in Family Medicine

3 or 4

FMCH 7537

Primary Care Sports Medicine

4

FMCH 7538

Sports Medicine in Duluth

4

FMCH 7585

Sexual Problems in Clinical Medicine

3, 4, or 6

International medical students: see the International Medical Education and Research Web site.


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Last modified on Wednesday Aug 06, 2008

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