Clerkship program for CR Med Students in HMS

For senior students from Costa Rican medical schools (Interns in the internship year). They can be Costa Rican or of other nationalities. Duration: two months. Location: The Boston hospital circuit affiliated with Harvard Medical School (HMS) is a world-renowned network of 15+ premier clinical affiliates and research institutes, primarily anchored in Boston’s Longwood Medical Area. These institutions provide training and research for HMS, with major, flagship institutions including Mass General Brigham (Mass General, Brigham and Women’s), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Eligibility: Only outstanding students who have been awarded an IHCAI-HMS scholarship are eligible to participate. The process is completed through the AAMC VSLO portal. Important: Students interested in applying for this scholarship should do so well in advance.

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Interested students should apply online and will receive an appointment to assess their suitability for the program. They will also receive orientation information about the experience. Spaces are limited as this is a clerkship, not an observership. While it is a scholarship, it is partial, as students will be responsible for their own accommodation and living in Boston during the two-month rotation period.

For over 30 years (since 1992), the IHCAI Institute has facilitated clinical rotations in the US for hundreds of medical students from Costa Rica and other countries. It began with Tulane School of Medicine and Karolinska Institutet, and soon added Boston University School of Medicine and King’s College London Medical School. Progressively, since 1997, the IHCAI Institute has strengthened its ties with Harvard Medical School (HMS) as an affiliated center through the “Scholarly Enrichment Program.” This agreement remains in effect today, and the coordinating unit is called the “Scholarly Engagement Program,” which coordinates a variety of academic and training options for senior HMS students, both in-person in Costa Rica and online.