Students selected for this rotation will choose their rotation dates of either July 29 - August 21, 2024 or August 24 - September 20, 2024.
Housing will be provided, and students will be awarded a $1,000 stipend for travel & living expenses during their rotation. All applicants must apply and upload all required documents into VSLO. Applications in VSLO will open on or around April 15, 2024, and students selected will be contacted in May 2024.
Application Requirements:
- Applicants must be current 4th-year students in good standing at an accredited US allopathic or osteopathic medical school.
- Applicants must have successfully passed step 1 and completed all 3rd-year core clerkships, including neurology rotation.
- Tulane is an equal opportunity educator, and this program is open to students regardless of their race or national origin; a student's legally-protected demographic characteristics, such as race, national origin, shared ancestry, disability, age, sex, etc., are not used as a criteria for selection or participation in this program.
- Applicants must complete the application no later than July 1, 2024, for consideration of the scholarship.
- Applicants must send a $225 registration fee to the university through VSLO.
- Applicants and/or their home institution must “provide proof of malpractice insurance, their immunization records, proof of COVID vaccination, proof of BLS or ACLS, and a demographic form.
Applicants will be expected to submit the following to the department when their VSLO application is complete:
- Updated CV
- Two surgery faculty letters of support
- Personal statement about the applicant’s interest in Tulane Surgery (300 words or less)
Please email the above items to crhodes3@tulane.edu
Please Note: Upon receiving their acceptance of the scholarship, students will be required to submit an application in VSLO as the final approval through the university. Supporting documents, including an updated CV, Step Score report, transcript, headshot, and acknowledgment of the registration fee, must be uploaded to the VSLO application. This must be completed no later than July 1, 2024.
