Student Elective Rotations
When you select Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, you become an integral
part of a patient care team.
Students who complete an elective rotation with PCOM will be provided with graduated
responsibility in a challenging academic environment, working closely with PCOM residents
and clinical faculty.
Providing quality medical education is at the core of PCOM's rich tradition. Our clinical
faculty is committed to providing comprehensive training to third and fourth year
medical students.
Through their clinical experience, students will have the opportunity to develop skills
in bedside differential diagnosis and patient care management under supervision. Completing
an elective rotation with PCOM will also provide students with the opportunity to
experience the college's graduate medical education programs while considering future
residency and fellowship training.
Please select the specialty of interest to review the specific affiliate hospitals
which support the requested clinical rotations and the required documents which should
be submitted with your application. PCOM coordinates rotations in the following services:
Anesthesiology
Required documents
- Photo
- Copy of health insurance card (front and back)
- Certificate of malpractice insurance (minimum of $1 million/$3 million, current at
time of requested rotation dates)
- Letter of good standing
- State criminal background check (within two years of the requested rotation dates,
this clearance may be obtained in your state)
- Immunization records
- PPD test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
- Flu shot verification (within one year of the requested rotation dates)*
- Mask fit test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
Rotations offered
Site
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital
*If you are a PCOM student, you are only required to submit the starred documents
as well as submit the elective application found under the How to Apply section of this webpage.
General Internal Medicine
Required documents
- Photo
- Copy of health insurance card (front and back)
- Certificate of malpractice insurance (minimum of $1 million/$3 million, current at
time of requested rotation dates)
- Letter of good standing
- State criminal background check (within two years of the requested rotation dates,
this clearance may be obtained in your state)
- Immunization records
- PPD test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
- Flu shot verification (within one year of the requested rotation dates)*
- Mask fit test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
Rotations offered
- Audition rotation for the residency program and elective rotation
Audition season
Sites
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital
- Chestnut Hill Memorial Hospital
*If you are a PCOM student, you are only required to submit the starred documents
as well as submit the elective application found under the How to Apply section of this webpage.
General Surgery
Required documents
- Photo*
- CV*
- Boards score*
- Brief one-page essay stating the reason you are interested in the program*
- Copy of health insurance card (front and back)
- Certificate of malpractice insurance (minimum of $1 million/$3 million, current at
time of requested rotation dates)
- Letter of good standing*
- State criminal background check (within two years of the requested rotation dates
- this clearance may be obtained in your state)
- PA FBI fingerprinting clearance (within two years of the requested rotation dates)*
- PA child abuse clearance (within two years of the requested rotation dates)*
- Immunization records
- PPD test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)*
- Flu shot verification (within one year of the requested rotation dates)*
- Mask fit test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)*
Rotations offered
- Audition rotation for the residency program and elective rotation
Audition season
Sites
- Reading Hospital
- Aria Health
- Crozer-Chester Medical Center
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital
*If you are a PCOM student, you are only required to submit the starred documents
as well as submit the elective application found under the How to Apply section of this webpage.
Geriatrics
Information
- Students interested in completing a geriatrics rotation must contact Stephenie Canlas at 215-871-6371.
Nephrology
Required documents
- Photo
- Copy of health insurance card (front and back)
- Certificate of malpractice insurance (minimum of $1 million/$3 million, current at
time of rotation)
- Letter of good standing*
- State criminal background check (within two years of the requested rotation dates,
this clearance may be obtained in your state)
- PA FBI fingerprinting clearance (within two years of the requested rotation dates)*
- PA child abuse clearance (within two years of the requested rotation dates)*
- Immunization records
- PPD test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)*
- Flu shot verification (within one year of the requested rotation dates)*
- Mask fit test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)*
Rotations offered
Sites
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital
- Aria Health
*If you are a PCOM student, you are only required to submit the starred documents
as well as submit the elective application found under the How to Apply section of this webpage.
Neurosurgery
Requirements
- Students interested in completing a neurosurgery elective must apply through VSAS-Cooper
Medical School of Rowan University 2906: Neurosurgery.
Applications
- Applications are accepted in April of the catalog year and must be submitted at least
28 days prior to the rotation start date.
Ophthalmology
Required documents
If you are a PCOM student, you are only required to complete the rotation request
form as well as submit the elective application found under the How to Apply
section of this webpage.
- Photo
- Boards score
- Copy of health insurance card (front and back)
- Certificate of malpractice insurance (minimum of $1 million/$3 million, current at
time of rotation)
- Letter of good standing
- PA state criminal background check (within two years of the requested rotation dates)
- PA FBI fingerprinting clearance (within two years of the requested rotation dates)
- PA child abuse clearance (within two years of the requested rotation dates)
- Immunization records
- PPD test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
- Flu shot verification (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
- Mask fit test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
ROTATION REQUEST FORM
Rotations offered
- Audition Rotation for the Residency Program and Elective Rotation
Audition season
Sites
Orthopedic Surgery
Required documents
- Photo*
- CV*
- Boards score*
- Transcript*
- Copy of health insurance card (front and back)
- Certificate of malpractice insurance (minimum of $1 million/$3 million, current at
time of rotation)
- Letter of good standing*
- PA state criminal background check (within six months of the requested rotation dates)*
- PA FBI fingerprinting clearance (within two years of the requested rotation dates)*
- PA child abuse clearance (within six months of the requested rotation dates)*
- Immunization records*
- PPD test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)*
- Flu shot verification (within one year of the requested rotation dates)*
- Mask fit test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)*
Rotations offered
- Audition rotation for the residency program and elective rotation
Audition season
Sites
- Aria Health
- Delaware County Memorial Hospital
- Lankenau Medical Center
- Methodist Hospital
- St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
*If you are a PCOM student, you are only required to submit the starred documents
as well as submit the elective application found under the How to Apply section of this webpage.
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Information
- Students interested in completing an osteopathic manipulative medicine rotation must
contact Mary Wilson at 215-871-6482.
Otolaryngology
Required documents
- Photo
- CV
- Boards score
- Transcript
- Copy of health insurance card (front and back)
- Certificate of malpractice insurance (minimum of $1 million/$3 million, current at
time of rotation)
- Letter of good standing
- PA state criminal background check (within three months of the requested rotation dates)
- PA FBI fingerprinting clearance (within two years of the requested rotation dates)
- PA child abuse clearance (within six months of the requested rotation dates)
- Immunization records
- PPD test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
- Flu shot verification (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
- Mask fit test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
Rotations offered
- Audition rotation for the residency program and elective rotation
Audition season
Sites
- Crozer-Chester Medical Center
- Hahnemann University Hospital
- St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
- Albert Einstein Medical Center-Philadelphia
- Methodist Hospital
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Required documents
- Photo
- Copy of health insurance card (front and back)
- Certificate of malpractice insurance (minimum of $1 million/$3 million, current at
time of rotation)*
- Letter of good standing*
- State criminal background check (within two years of the requested rotation dates,
this clearance may be obtained in your state)
- Immunization records*
- PPD test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
- Flu shot verification (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
- Mask fit test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
Rotations offered
- Audition rotation for the residency program and elective rotation
Audition season
Sites
- St. Mary Medical Center
- Barix Clinics of Pennsylvania
*If you are a PCOM student, you are only required to submit the starred documents
as well as submit the elective application found under the How to Apply section of this webpage.
Pulmonary Medicine
Required documents
- Photo
- Copy of health insurance card (front and back)
- Certificate of malpractice insurance (minimum of $1 million/$3 million, current at
time of rotation)
- Letter of good standing*
- State criminal background check (within two years of the requested rotation dates,
this clearance may be obtained in your state)
- Immunization records
- PPD test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
- Flu shot verification (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
- Mask fit test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
Rotations offered
Sites
- PCOM Clinic
- Methodist Hospital
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital
*If you are a PCOM student, you are only required to submit the starred documents
as well as submit the elective application found under the How to Apply section of this webpage.
Radiology
Required documents
- Photo
- Copy of health insurance card (front and back)
- Certificate of malpractice insurance (minimum of $1 million/$3 million, current at
time of rotation)
- Letter of good standing
- State criminal background check (within two years of the requested rotation dates,
this clearance may be obtained in your state)
- Immunization records
- PPD test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
- Flu shot verification (within one year of the requested rotation dates)*
- Mask fit test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
Rotations offered
Sites
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital
*If you are a PCOM student, you are only required to submit the starred documents
as well as submit the elective application found under the How to Apply section of this webpage.
Surgical Critical Care
Required documents
- Photo*
- CV*
- Boards score*
- Brief one-page essay stating the reason you are interested in the program*
- Copy of health insurance (front and back)
- Certificate of malpractice insurance (minimum of $1 million/$3 million, current at
time of rotation)
- Letter of good standing
- State criminal background check (within two years of the requested rotation dates,
this clearance may be obtained in your state)
- FBI fingerprinting clearance (within two years of the requested rotation dates, this
clearance may be obtained in your state)
- Child abuse clearance (within two years of the requested rotation dates, this clearance
may be obtained in your state)
- PPD test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
- Flu shot verification (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
- Mask fit test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
Rotations offered
Sites
*If you are a PCOM student, you are only required to submit the starred documents
as well as submit the elective application found under the How to Apply section of this webpage.
How to Apply
This elective application is for medical students enrolled in United States medical
schools which have been accredited by the American Osteopathic Association. Eligible
applicants must be applying for elective rotations during their third and fourth year
of medical school.
To apply for an elective rotation, please submit your completed application with the
required documents. Each required document must be submitted in a separate labeled
attachment. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
Applications will be accepted on the first business day of April each academic year. Please
allow 6-8 weeks for processing.
Applications must be submitted at least six weeks prior to the start of the requested
rotation dates to be considered for approval.
Students must apply for PCOM Student Electives with PCOM programs and teams via the
application process as outlined. Students are not permitted to contact PCOM Program
Student Elective sites or physicians directly and will not be approved to complete
the requested rotation if the required application process is not followed.
Students accepted to complete a rotation will be responsible for their own housing,
parking and meals.
Elective Application
