Clinical Clerkships | UAG School of Medicine

CLINICAL CLERKSHIPS AT UAG

The clinical sciences intend to teach the medical student the fundamentals of clinical examination, evaluation, and care provision and enable the student to select the course of further study. The medical student will interact with actual patients, but their evaluation and recommendations will be reviewed and approved by more senior physicians. Students will have the opportunity to complete clinical clerkships at any of our affiliate institutions located across the U.S.A., Puerto Rico, and Mexico, giving them an unrivaled clinical experience.

The expectation is that the students will master the knowledge of successfully treating patients, but they are also expected to assume the physician's role. In addition, it is the time to better understand residency options and enhance your opportunities for the transition to your post-graduate years.

ELIGIBILITY FOR CLINICAL TRAINING

To be considered for Off-Campus Programs, students must:

Successful completion of all basic sciences coursework.
All students assigned to hospitals in the United States must be fluent in English, and all students assigned to hospitals in Mexico must be fluent in Spanish.
The student must follow all the procedures outlined in the UAG webpage for clinical rotations.
The Clerkships Department will select qualified students based on their academic performance.
Once the hospital spots for Guadalajara have been filled, students must select positions in the US and Puerto Rico.

NOTE: Mandatory USMLE Step 1 for some of the locations. Eligibility does not necessarily confer selection.

CLINICAL TRAINING LOCATIONS

Our students have opportunities to perform their clinical rotations in various affiliated hospitals throughout Mexico, United States, and Puerto Rico. There are several programs in which the students can participate during their third and fourth years.

UNITED STATES

ARIZONA

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Hospital	City	State
Mt Vista Medical Center	Mesa	Arizona
Tucson Medical Center	Tucson	Arizona
Abrazo Community Health Network	Phoenix	Arizona

ILLINOIS

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Hospital	City	State
Jackson Park Medical Center	Chicago	Illinois
St. Anthony Hospital	Chicago	Illinois

CALIFORNIA

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Hospital	City	State
Sierra View Medical Center	Porterville	California

NEVADA

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Hospital	City	State
University Medical Center	Las Vegas	Nevada
St Marys Regional Medical Center	Reno	Nevada

PUERTO RICO

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Hospital	City	State
Hospital HIMA San Pablo – Caguas	Fajardo	Puerto Rico
Hospital Pavia Arecibo	Arecibo	Puerto Rico
Mayaguez Medical Center	Mayaguez	Puerto Rico
Manati Medical Center	Manati	Puerto Rico
Hospital Menonita de Cayey	Cayey	Puerto Rico
Hospital Buen Samaritano	Aguadilla	Puerto Rico
Hospital Menonita Guayama	Guayama	Puerto Rico

MEXICO

JALISCO

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Hospital	City	State
Hospital San Javier	Guadalajara	Jalisco
Hospital General	Zapopan	Jalisco
I.S.S.S.T.E. “Dr. Valentín Gómez Farías”	Zapopan	Jalisco

NON-AFFILIATED HOSPITAL ELECTIVES

Students may complete their 4th year electives at either affiliated and non-affiliated facilities throughout the United States, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Non-affiliated hospital rotations are designed to provide students with an opportunity to enrich and diversify their medical education in a different physical and social setting.

During an away rotation, students spend a predefined amount of time as a medical student outside their home institution. You will still be an official medical student during your away rotation but your responsibilities will closely resemble those of an intern.

There is a wide number of hospitals and medical schools available for international students. Students are recommended to rotate at hospitals they are considering for residency, giving them the opportunity to learn more about the hospital and network with the educational staff.

VISITING STUDENT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES (VSLO)

The VSLO program helps medical and public health students connect with institutions offering short-term elective opportunities that can enhance their medical education. These elective opportunities include observerships, summer research programs, clinical opportunities, away rotations, away electives, clinical rotations, and visiting opportunities.

Offered by participating Host institutions in the U.S. and around the world, elective opportunities are available in teaching hospitals, community clinics, and urban or rural sites and are open to preclinical, clinical, or final-year students.