Clinical Student Housing

In order to be considered for PCOM's clinical student housing stipend, students must:

• Be enrolled in a non-elective rotation that was not previously failed.
• Be enrolled in a non-elective rotation that is located 60 miles or greater from the student's main campus or clinical core site.
• Determine if the non-elective rotation site has free housing. Only sites without free housing are eligible for stipend funding.
• Non-elective rotation has been completed, has started, or will start within 30 days.
• For PCOM Georgia students: Provide documentation for housing through the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program at least 60 days prior to their non-elective rotation. Students offered AHEC housing are not eligible for stipend funding.

The process for students to apply for the clinical student housing stipend is as follows:

1. After a student has determined that free or AHEC housing is unavailable, they can then apply for the stipend funding AFTER they have incurred the housing expense.
2. Complete the Clinical Student Housing Funding Appeal Form and attach required documentation including:
   1. Receipt of rent/housing.
   2. AHEC confirmation of no available housing (PCOM Georgia students).
3. Approved housing appeals will trigger a credit to the student account. A credit will generate a refund to the student for the approved amount minus any balance owed to PCOM.

For non-elective clinical rotations, students will be eligible for student housing stipend funding up to, but not to exceed, $2,500 per four week rotation. Please note that the stipend is made available to students as a reimbursement. Students will only be reimbursed for the amount of the out of pocket expense paid towards housing. The stipend is capped at $2,500 for a four week rotation or as prorated below in the various examples.

• Example 1: A two week rotation would be eligible for $1,250 ($2,500/4 * 2 weeks)
• Example 2: A five week rotation would be eligible for $3,125 ($2,500/4 * 5 weeks)
• Example 3: A six week rotation would be eligible for $3,750 ($2,500/4 * 6 weeks)

If the non-elective expense exceeds the clinical housing stipend, the student will be informed that they can apply for additional Federal student loan funding to cover the remaining difference. All loan funding must be repaid by the student after leaving PCOM as part of their federal loan repayment plan.