Curriculum & Experience

We are happy to offer a limited number of sub-internship to active 4th year medical students who will be graduating form a US accredited medical school.  

Medical students will work along side our residents and core faculty members on our inpatient wards service. The student will be fully immersed into our residency program and will be invited to attend didactics and will be expected to present on one topic at a Noon Conference session before the end of their rotation. 

 

Requirements

Students must be a 4th-year medical student in good standing with a US accredited medical school. We do not offer observerships or externships for non-US students/graduates.  

Affiliation Agreements: The rotation will be contingent on upon executing an affiliation agreement between Ascension Sacred Heart and the student’s medical school. For all visiting rotations at Ascension Sacred Heart, we must first have an Affiliation Agreement in place with your institution.  If you do not know if your school or hospital has an agreement with Ascension Sacred Heart, please contact your student coordinator or Ascension Sacred Heart GME.  If there is no agreement currently in place, please allow up to eight weeks to process one. An agreement must be signed by both parties before any rotation begins.  Ascension Sacred Heart uses the AAMC Affiliation Agreement along with an implementation letter for signature. Additional credentialing paperwork will be required prior to the rotation start date.

 

Application

Applications are submitted through the Visiting Students Learning Opportunities (VSLO) website: https://students-residents.aamc.org/attending-medical-school/article/visiting-student-learning-opportunities/.  

If our program does not show as result after searching, it means your school does not have an affiliation agreement with Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola. Please ask your school coordinator first prior to applying.  The VSLO Application window is open from March to October, yearly.  

Follow the instructions on the site regarding submitting documentation, including USMLE Step 1 Pass/Fail or COMLEX Level 1 Pass/Fail results where applicable.   

Onboarding Requirements for Medical Students: 

Contact our Medical Student Academic Coordinator (Laura Anderson: Laura.Anderson5@ascension.org) to determine if your preferred rotation time is available. Once your qualifications and rotation times are approved by Ascension Sacred Heart, the following items must be submitted by email to the Medical Student Coordinator at least 4 weeks prior to the beginning of your rotation. Please review all policies carefully before signing and submitting.  Completed and signed Ascension Sacred Heart GME documents: 1) Application, 2) Confidentiality and Access Agreement, and 3) Electronic Signature Agreement (see below for documents and forms) 

• Letter in good standing from your school or institution
• Course goals and objectives (if available)
• Certificate of insurance liability coverage of $1 million/$3 million
• Certificate of a criminal background check within 1 year of rotation
• Certificate of BLS/CPR training
• Certificate of a 10-panel drug screen within 1 year of rotation
• Current color photograph
• Immunization record (see below for documents and forms) to include:
  • 2 MMR’s (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
  • Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) every 10 years
  • Hepatitis B Vaccine (3 doses)
  • 2-Step TB skin test with annual 1-step followups – If only 1 TB is recorded, the 2nd will be offered at Ascension Sacred Heart before rotation. Current positive TB tests must attach appropriate documentation for latent infection. Prior positive TB results must provide appropriate documentation, including a current chest x-ray and treatment plan, to ensure the student is currently asymptomatic.
  • Varicella Vaccine (2 doses)
  • Annual Flu shot, current at time of rotation, or student can get the shot at Ascension Sacred Heart COVID vaccination card / COVID exempt certification 

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