Students

Visiting Students from US Medical Schools

STEP 1

• Choose an elective: SUR054 – LIVER TRANSPLANTATION and/or SUR041 - KIDNEY & PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION. 
• Review the Course Description(s) for Surgery – Transplantation.

STEP 2

• Apply via the AAMC - Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS)
• Osteopathic students: do not apply via VSAS —  Download the application.

Visiting Students from Foreign Medical Schools

STEP 1

• Choose an elective: SUR054 – LIVER TRANSPLANTATION and/or SUR041 - KIDNEY & PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION. 
• Review the Course Description(s) for Surgery – Transplantation.

STEP 2

• Download the application.

First Day

After registration (as described in your Acceptance letter) the Registrar’s Office will send you to RMTI to meet with the Education Coordinator to review scheduled meetings/trainings:

• OR Procedures training (for foreign visiting students only)
• TDS training (for visiting students from US medical schools only)
• Meet with the fellow in charge of the transplant service for which you’ve been assigned

Before you Leave

• At the start of your last week here, you will receive a Program Evaluation form from the Education Coordinator. Complete this form and bring to your exit interview with the RMTI Director.
• To facilitate your evaluation, e-mail the Education Coordinator a list of the conferences and didactic activities that you attended and 2-3 people you have worked with closely.
• You will receive a reference letter once the evaluations have been received; if there is a specific form your school requires, please send to the Education Coordinator.