Clinical Electives

Visiting Student Learning Opportunities Program

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Cattolica International, in partnership with AAMC-VSLO (Visiting Student Learning Opportunities) Network, offers students the opportunity to carry out a curricular internship at prestigious healthcare facilities in the United States and in other parts of the world.

The programme is aimed at students enrolled on the 5th year of the Master’s Degree Programmes in Medicina e Chirurgia and in Medicine and Surgery who wish to carry out clinical practice or research abroad.

Grants of €650 per month are available for a minimum of one month and a maximum of three months, as a refund for travel expenses and other expenses incurred while abroad for the internship.

STEP 1
Go to online applications via your personal iCatt page under Servizi e opportunità > Mobilità internazionale > Bandi di Mobilità  > VSLO PROGRAMME

STEP 2
Upload a completed and signed Disclosure Statement to the appropriate section. It is important to put your @icatt email address in the form.

STEP 3
Pay the non-refundable € 35application fee.

STEP 4

  • Activate your AAMC account by following the instructions emailed to your iCatt address.
  • For more information see the flyer
  • Attend the information session at 15.00 on Wednesday 30 November in Room 7 (Polo Giovanni XXIII)

You can apply for the programme to be recognised as elective Clinical/Research courses.

Download the academic Recognition form (Medicine and Surgery)  

The above document must be duly completed with details of the contents of the activities and training objectives. They must then be submitted to the International Office at the conclusion of the programme, together with certification issued by the international host institution.

The minimum period for credits to be recognised is 1 month - 100 hours of curricular internship certified and evaluated by the tutor assigned in the host institution.

All students who take part in an international programme promoted by Cattolica International must sign up to a "Student Safety Package", which includes insurance cover and an emergency app.

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Contacts

Cattolica International
Tel: 06/30155819
@: ucsc.international-rm@unicatt.it

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