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 as well as the required application
and documents to be submitted. PCOM coordinates rotations in the following services:
Anesthesiology (PCOM Students Only)
Required documents
Rotations offered
Site
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital
General Internal Medicine
Required documents
- Elective application (PDF)
- 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
General Surgery
Required documents
- Elective application (PDF)
- 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
Nephrology (PCOM Students Only)
Required documents
Rotations offered
Sites
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital
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
Rotations offered
- Audition Rotation for the Residency Program and Elective Rotation
Audition season
Sites
Orthopedic Surgery
Required documents
- Elective application (PDF)
- Photo
- CV
- 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)
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
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Information
- Students interested in completing an osteopathic manipulative medicine rotation must
contact Mary Wilson at 215-871-6482.
Otolaryngology
Required documents
- Elective application (PDF)
- 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 six months 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
Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery (PCOM Students Only)
Required documents
- Elective application (PDF)
- PA state criminal background check (within two years of the requested rotation dates)
- Flu shot verification (within ones year of the requested rotation dates)
Rotationed offered
Sites
- PCOM Clinic
- Doylestown Hospital
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Required documents
- Elective application (PDF)
- Photo
- 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 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
- Aria Health
- Barix Clinics of Pennsylvania
- St. Mary Medical Center
Pulmonary Medicine (PCOM Students Only)
Required documents
Rotations offered
Sites
- PCOM Clinic
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital
Radiology (PCOM Students Only)
Required documents
Rotations offered
Sites
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital
Surgical Critical Care
Required documents
- Elective application (PDF)
- 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)
- PA FBI fingerprinting clearance (within two years of the requested rotation dates, this clearance may be obtained
in your state)
- PA 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
How to Apply
Each 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 the appropriate 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.
