Visiting Student Preapproval Application Open Now!

The preapproval application for periods 1-3 will be available starting March 25, 2024. 

To apply for the visiting rotation program, please complete the form EMED 313A Preapproval Form linked on the right of the page.

Your application will be reviewed by our clerkship directors, and you will receive notification of your pre-approval decision. If accepted, you'll then need to submit your full application through the visiting clerkship website within the specified timeline.

We recommend submitting your prereq application before April 5 (for periods 1-3) to ensure timely review and notification of pre-approval status. Following pre-approval, formal applications must be submitted by the deadline on April 12 (periods 1-3).

Once your formal application is submitted, the School of Medicine will assess your eligibility and will finalize the official roster by May 15, 2024.

Please be aware: The preapproval application requires students to provide a copy of their CV and a Letter of Interest.

Summer Periods

• Period 1
  July 1- July 28, 2024
• Period 2
  July 29 - August 25, 2024
• Period 3 
  August 26 - September 22, 2024
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• During this 4-week rotation at Stanford Health Care & Kaiser Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, medical students will develop critical skills in rapidly evaluating and managing undifferentiated and acutely ill patients in our unique emergency department setting.
• Rotators will work directly with an emergency medicine attending and senior resident and will be paired with a faculty coach in order to maximize educational opportunities and feedback over the four weeks. With this high level of on-shift guidance, learners will gain confidence in assessing and resuscitating the incredible spectrum of patients presenting to our Emergency Department.

Clerkship Objectives

• Construct a clinical management approach to the critically ill patient

  Demonstrate excellent clinical skills and patient care

• Develop strong foundational skills 

• Build interpersonal and communication skills

• Model professionalism

Clinical Duties

Students will work 14 eight-hour clinical shifts during the rotation. Rotators will have the opportunity to play an integral role on the care team, learning to take full responsibility for ensuring their patients receive high-quality emergency care. Students will lead the initial assessment of each patient, performing complaint-directed history and physical exams, developing a focused differential diagnosis, and then designing and implementing a targeted care plan with input and support from the attending physician. Students will also learn essential communication skills, acting as the primary contact between the care team, patients, patient’s families, consultants, and hospital staff.

Educational Curriculum

Throughout the rotation, students will have access to a number of supporting educational events outside of the emergency department. Students will attend weekly core curriculum conferences with the Stanford Emergency Medicine residents, as well as a monthly journal club. Rotators will also have dedicated, learner-centered educational sessions focused on bedside ultrasound, laceration repair, and other procedures.  Rotators will also engage in a series of interactive, faculty-led case discussions.

A student-only simulation experience at Stanford's innovative Center for Immersive and Simulation-Based Learning early in the rotation will help faculty and students develop specific learning plans.

The rotation culminates in a final written exam. 

Clinical Responsibilities

• Total of 14 eight-hour clinical shifts (Adult and Pediatric)

• 1 Emergency Critical Care shift