International Students - Eligibility Requirements

International students interested in a clerkship at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison must have fulfilled the following requirements at the time of application. Students who do not meet these requirements will not be considered for a visiting clerkship.

 

1. Letter of Good Standing: Obtain a letter of good standing from your dean.

 

2. Letter of Recommendation: Obtain a letter from an administrator or faculty at your school detailing your training in the following areas:

• Prior clinical patient contact courses and medical department of each
• Clinical patient contacts (number of patients seen in a clinic/outpatient setting and in a hospital/inpatient setting)
• List any medical training in the United States (specify training, name of school and length of training)

3. Application Fee: Pay a nonrefundable application fee of $112.95 (a check or money order in U.S. dollars, made out to the Board of Regents UW-Madison, must accompany the application).

 

4. Transcript: Obtain an official medical school transcript translated into English.

 

5. Final Year of School: Be in the final year of a degree program.

 

6. Immunization Report: Complete the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Immunization Status Report. Attach copies of your Immunization lab reports/titers (see item No. 1 of Report) translated into English and include this information in your application packet. Do not send copies of your childhood immunization dates or titer summaries from your school. Only the UW immunization status report with copies of your lab reports/titers will be accepted.

 

7. Malpractice Insurance: Have malpractice insurance of $1 million per incident for up to three incidents. No student will be admitted without proof of malpractice insurance. We do not provide it, nor do we know where it can be obtained.

 

8. TOEFL Score: Include the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score. Please note that because medical students work as part of a team, it is essential that all international students be fluent in spoken and written English. Students whose English is judged inadequate will not be admitted.

 

9. HIPAA Training: Complete HIPAA training and then print, sign and submit the confidentiality agreement.

 

10. Personal Health Insurance: Send proof of personal health insurance coverage.

 

11. Background Information Disclosure: Complete the background information disclosure form. If you answer "yes" to question 3 in section B of the Background Disclosure form ("Have you been discharged from a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any reserve component?") you must submit a copy of your Discharge Papers (DD214).

 

12. CPR Certification: Have CPR certification at the BLS for Healthcare Provider level from the American Heart Association. (A copy of your CPR card verifying certification is required for the duration of University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health electives.) Red Cross — Professional Rescuer certification also is acceptable.

 

13. Photo: Include a photo with the application (JPG format, less than 1 megabyte; e-mail to visitingstudent@med.uwisc.org; include your name and school in the e-mail).

 

14. Safety and Infection Control Training: Complete Safety and Infection Control (SIC) training.

 

15. Application: Complete the application, with home school's verification and seal affixed.

 

Additional requirements, which are listed on the Clerkship Catalog page, may apply.