Global Department CTA Block
We accept medical students into our clinical electives in general medicine, its subspecialties and in other areas of medicine depending on space availability. Most students come from three to six months and are assigned to our teaching units with our own students. Participation in our teaching units include attendance to morning rounds, clinics, case presentations, lectures, and seminars. Students are scheduled so as not to dilute the learning experiences of other students. For a worthwhile experience, the specific program is scheduled individually according to availability in the areas requested. Our faculty and staff evaluate students’ progress at the end of each rotation. This program is in effect the twelve months of the year. Participants travel on a B1/B2 visa.
Requirements
- Minimum score of 79-80 in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) IBT (internet-based test) or a minimum score of 550 in the paper-based exam. For information on TOEFL in your country, please visit their website: www.toefl.org. The day of the test, request to have your scores sent directly to us. Our code number with TOEFL is 5802. We can be found under University of Miami-Latin Training
- Personal interview and recommendation, in writing, from one of our voluntary faculty in the applicant’s country. The voluntary faculty list is provided by our program upon request of our application materials (For Latin America and the Caribbean Applicants Only)
- Recommendation, in writing, from the director of medical curriculum, director of clinical rotations, or the department of medicine chairman of the applicant’s medical school
- Written recommendation from the dean of the applicant’s medical school. Letter must include approval of medical clerkships and duration for each, as requested by the applicant
- Original medical school transcript from the beginning of the medical career to present date. (For Latin America and the Caribbean Only- Applicant must have completed one year of clinical rotations at the home country’s medical school by the application deadline in order to participate in medical clerkships through our program)
- Curriculum Vitae, in English, including list of publications
- A brief essay describing your future long-term plans (10-15 years from now) in the medical profession. Your long-terms plans should include where you intend to practice medicine and the type of practice that is to your interest: private, research, academic or a combination.
An administrative fee is charged to all accepted applicants. Payment may be made via a United States bank, money order, cashier’s check, or a check from a bank in the applicant’s country in U.S. funds.