Inclusive Excellence Visiting Elective Program

All applicants must be full-time medical students in good academic standing at Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) accredited U.S. medical schools including U.S. territories AND meet all of the criteria:

• Currently a 4th year or qualified 3rd year medical student. Qualified 3rd year medical students must have completed core rotation in all of the following specialties:
  • Pediatrics
  • Internal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Surgery
    
    

The Inclusive Excellence Visiting Elective program is open to all 4th year or qualified 3rd year medical students with focus on those whose backgrounds, experiences or perspectives promote health equity and exemplify inclusive excellence. Selection criteria was developed in alignment with IU School of Medicine’s strategic plan.

Participating programs

Program	Contact	Email
Anesthesia	Jennifer Stewart, DO	jlanter@iu.edu
Dermatology	Callie Burgin	caburgin@iu.edu
Diagnostic Radiology	Carlene Webb-Burton	cwebbbur@iu.edu
Emergency Medicine*	Nash Whitaker, MD	nashwhit@iu.edu
Family Medicine	Scott Renshaw, MD	serensha@iu.edu
General Surgery	Megan Rendina, BS	mrendina@iu.edu
General Urology	Marcelino Rivera, MD	maeriver@iu.edu
Internal Medicine	Rakesh Mehta, MD	ramehta@iu.edu
Interventional Radiology	Stephanie Bowman	bowmansm@iu.edu
Neurosurgery	Mary Gallagher	mjgallag@iu.edu
Obstetrics & Gynecology	Anthony Shanks, MD	ashanks@iu.edu
Orthopedics	Hollyn Mangione	hmangion@iu.edu
Otolaryngology	Jane Adamson, MD	jaadamso@iu.edu
Ophthalmology	Charline Boente, MD, MS	cboente@iu.edu
Pediatrics	Jordan Huskins, MD	jhuskins@iu.edu
Pediatric Emergency Medicine	Heather Saavedra, MD	hsaavedr@iu.edu
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	Aimee Brough, MD	brougha@iu.edu
Plastic Surgery	Rhonda Sue Gerding	rgerding@iu.edu
Psychiatry	Aimee E. Patel, MD	asirois@iu.edu
Radiation Oncology	Jordan Holmes, MD, MPH	jorholme@iu.edu
Triple Board (Peds/Psych/Child Psych)	Julianne Giust,  MD, MS	jgoad@iu.edu

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*Emergency Medicine rotation is two weeks in duration.

 

Length of rotation

Rotations are four weeks in duration and are subject to space availability.
*Emergency Medicine is a two week duration.

Mentoring and networking opportunities

Each student will be paired with a faculty member in their areas of interest that will serve as a mentor and advisor. They will be given the opportunity to have a personal meeting with the residency program director or associate program director provided the student has not yet entered the match process. They will also be paired with a resident, ideally from a similar background, who will serve as a peer mentor and resource during the student’s visit. They shall also be able to attend educational activities of the department.

Financial Assistance

The program will pay a $2,000 stipend only to out-of-state visiting elective students, to support costs associated with participation. Participants will receive compensation upon successful completion of the rotation. 

*Emergency Medicine stipend is $1,500.

Application

To ensure that Inclusive Excellence Visiting Elective participants are placed at the correct elective sites, follow the steps below.

1. Complete the Visiting Elective program application.
2. Receive correspondence on the status of your application from the  IU School of Medicine’s Center for Inclusive Excellence.
   **Please note that participation in the Visiting Elective program is contingent upon availability of visiting electives. 
3. Complete the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) application. Submit all required items for IU School of Medicine, and your desired elective. The application must include:

• A personal statement
• One letter of recommendation
• Curriculum Vitae
• An official medical school transcript.

**Please note VSLO application fees will apply.**

There are a limited number of visiting elective positions available each academic year. The Center for Inclusive Excellence accepts visiting elective applications on a rolling basis.  

For more information please email us at iusmdiv@iu.edu.