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–June 30, 2027) will open from December 1, 2025 through February 27, 2026.
• The Audition Rotation Season runs from July 6, 2026 through January 30, 2027.

• • Audition Rotation Application - Orthopedic Surgery (Google Form)

February - April

PCOM Students Only *

• Current 3rd Year Medical Students:
  • Apply between November 3, 2025 through January 30, 2026
  • Rotations take place February 9, 2026 through April 24, 2026
  • Complete and submit the Non-Audition Rotation Application - 3rd Year (Google Form)
• Current 2nd 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)

Additional information regarding audition rotation for the residency program and elective rotation:

• Affiliation agreements are needed for non-PCOM students. Please check with your school to confirm that an agreement between PCOM and your school is in place in order to complete your audition or non-audition request.
• Due to COVID-19, hospital regulations are constantly changing. Rotation dates may need to be canceled or changed on short notice.
• Six students per month for in person rotations will be accepted for the upcoming audition/non-audition season.
• Two week or four week rotations are offered for in-person auditions. Two week rotations are offered for in-person non-auditions.
• Please note post approval required documents must be submitted eight weeks prior to the start of your rotation date or risk the chance of forfeiting the rotation.
• Audition rotation is highly recommended to be considered for an interview. However, completing an audition doesn’t guarantee an invite for an interview.
• USMLE is acceptable but not required.
• Please submit an evaluation to resortho@pcom.edu for completion and indicate where the completed evaluations should be returned.
• Our program doesn't require the Electronic Standardized Letter of Recommendation (eSLOR).
• PCOM Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program does not participate in the Universal Interview Offer Day that was established by AOA/CORD.
• The 2026 interview days are TBD.
• The PCOM Orthopedic Surgery Residency does not participate in VSLO