Medical Student Handbook

Medical Student Education

Visiting Students

Policy 980.00

Policy Statement

The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont limits the number of visiting students accommodated in its medical education program in order to ensure the availability of sufficient resources to matriculated medical students. Students from Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accredited schools and Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) accredited programs in their final year of training may apply for up to eight weeks of electives in the Larner College of Medicine (LCOM).

Policy Elaboration

1. Prospective external rotators must submit an application through the AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) program.
2. Visiting students may not be accepted for rotations in the months of March and April except students participating in regional Transition to Residency programs.
3. Regarding visiting medical students, the Larner College of Medicine does the following:
1. Verifies the credentials of each visiting medical student (Departmental Student Coordinator).
2. Ensures that each visiting medical student demonstrates qualifications comparable to those of the medical students they would join in educational experiences (Departmental Student Coordinator).
3. Maintains a complete roster of visiting students (Visiting Student Electives Coordinator via the AAMC’s Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS)).
4. Approves each visiting medical student’s assignments (Departmental Student Coordinator).
5. Provides a performance assessment for each visiting medical student (Departmental Student Coordinator, contact information listed on the Information for Visiting Students webpage).
6. Establishes health-related protocols whereby visiting students must meet the same immunization requirements as Larner College of medicine students.
7. Sends an electronic “welcome letter” with links to hospital credentialing requirements and the student handbook (including mistreatment and exposure policies).

The administrative office that fulfills each of these responsibilities is noted in parentheses above.

Please refer to the Information for Visiting Students webpage for additional details and resources are provided for visiting medical students.

Important Policy and Procedure Information

Visiting students should be aware of and understand the mechanisms for reporting mistreatment as described in the “welcome letter” received prior to enrollment.

All visiting medical students are informed of student exposure policies and procedures before undertaking any educational activities that would place them at risk. In the event of an injury or exposure, visiting students should follow this policy as well as any procedures required by the home school.

Applicability of the Policy

Advanced Integration Level Visiting Students

Related Larner College of Medicine Policies

• 630.00 Positive Learning Environment and Mistreatment Prevention
• 630.10 Procedure for Reporting Violations of the Positive Learning Environment and Mistreatment Prevention
• 670.00 Preventing Transmission of Infection in Clinical Settings and Instructions for Management of Exposure to Blood-borne Pathogens
• 670.10 Immunizations and Other Health Information

Related University of Vermont Policies

Not Applicable

Related Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) Standard(s)

• 3.5 Student Mistreatment
• 5.10 Resources Used by Transfer/Visiting Students
• 10.8 Visiting Students
• 12.8 Student Exposure Policies/Procedures

History

• 4/21/2020 Policy Adopted/Affirmed [Medical Curriculum Committee]
• 9/20/2022 Policy Edit [Medical Curriculum Committee]
• 9/17/2024 Policy Revised [Medical Curriculum Committee]

Policy Oversight

Assistant Dean for Advanced Integration (Visiting Student Electives Coordinator)

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