Scheduling
All scheduling of clinical clerkships is done on a space-available basis through the HMS Registrar’s Office 10-12 weeks prior to the start of each rotation month. Students with completed applications are eligible for scheduling. If you are assigned a clerkship, it is final. Requests for changes are not accepted.
Our clerkships are offered in four-week blocks, and visiting students must adhere to HMS rotation dates as posted in the calendar.
- Due to the large number of applications, not all eligible candidates can be accommodated.
- Harvard students have priority.
- By including more choices for each rotation month, you increase your chances of being scheduled.
- Faculty member(s) and/or clerkship director(s) cannot make special arrangements for placements. All assignments must be made through the Registrar’s Office.
- HMS reserves the right to screen applicants for academic achievement, professionalism, and language proficiency.
- HMS does not allow individual scheduling variations. Students must adhere to our published calendar dates.
- HMS does not maintain waitlists, nor does it publish course availability due to constant changes in enrollment data.
Tuition
US students: Students pay tuition to their own medical school, not to HMS.
International students: The tuition for a four-week clinical elective is $5,900 USD.
Tuition for the clerkship program is subject to change annually.
Tuition Refunds
If you wish to cancel your clerkship, please drop your offer on VSLO and contact the Registrar’s Office immediately. If you notify us at least two weeks before the start of the rotation, 90% of your tuition payment will be refunded. No refund will be given if notification is received less than two weeks before the start of a clerkship or if you withdraw after a rotation has begun.
Please note that the HMS Visiting Students Program is undergoing continuous review and improvement and is subject to change at any time.