Orthopaedic Surgery 
Student Elective Rotation

Pre-approval required documents

• Complete and submit the appropriate rotation request application form below
• Photo
• CV
• Comlex 1
• Medical school transcript
• Personal statement

Post-approval required documents

• If your application is approved, you will receive an email from resortho@pcom.edu with an attached Google Form requesting the below documentation:
• Copy of health insurance card (front and back)
• General Liability Insurance and Professional Liability Insurance (minimum of $1 million/$3 million, current at the time of rotation).
• Letter of good standing (LOGS)
• PA state criminal background check (within twelve months of the requested rotation dates)
• PA FBI fingerprinting clearance (within twelve months of the requested rotation dates)
  • Service code: 1KG738
  • We will only accept the fingerprinting certificate from the Department of Human Services, not the CJIS- Criminal Justice Information Services certificate from the Department of Justice.
  • If you are non-PA resident, once you click on the hyperlink of IdentoGO, scroll down to the bottom of the website and click on "Pennsylvania Non-Resident Cardscan Instructions" for further instructions.
  • Please don't send in your actual fingerprint card, it will not be accepted.
• PA child abuse clearance (within twelve months of the requested rotation dates)
• Immunization records or documentation of having immunity for the following infectious diseases: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (Chicken Pox), Hepatitis B, Tetanus, Diphtheria
• Copy of COVID vaccination card
• Proof of 2 Step PPD (tuberculosis) testing or QuantiFERON during the past three months
• Flu shot verification (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
• Mask fit test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)
• Standard 10 panel drug screening (within twelve months of the requested rotation dates)
• Proof of Annual Physical

• Applications for the 2026-2027 Audition Season (July 6, 2026, through June 30, 2027) will open from December 1, 2025, through November 20, 2026.
• The Audition Rotation Season runs from July 6, 2026, through November 20, 2026.

• • Audition Rotation Application - Orthopedic Surgery - No longer accepting applications for 2026-2026 Audition Rotation Season

February - April

PCOM Students Only *

• Current Third Year Medical Students:
  • Apply between November 3, 2025, through January 30, 2026.
  • Rotations take place February 9, 2026, through April 24, 2026.
  • No longer accepting applications for 2025-2026 Non-Audition Rotation Season.
• Current Second Year Medical Students:
  • Apply between March 2, 2026, through June 30, 2026.
  • Rotations take place February 1, 2027, through April 30, 2027.
  • Complete and submit the Non-Audition Rotation Application - 2nd Year (Google Form)
  • Non-Audition Rotations are two weeks in length.

* Non-audition season will start in February and end in June of each academic year. Non-audition are for two weeks only.

• Main Line Health System (Lankenau Medical Center, Paoli Hospital)
• St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
• Abington Memorial Hospital (PCOM students only)

Policies have been updated as of March 4, 2026. Please note any of these requirements are subject to change as we are trying to accommodate as best as possible during this time.

For any additional questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to our coordinator at resortho@pcom.edu.