Ascension Providence Hospital Electives

Please read below for information on requesting a medical student elective rotation at Ascension Providence Hospital:

SCHOOL INFORMATION:

  • Students from Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine should apply for electives at Ascension Providence Hospital through our online rotation request form. Upon approval from the coordinator, we will notify your clinical office.
  • Students from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine may request electives at Ascension Providence Hospital through their Campus Directors of Students.
  • Students in good standing from LCME-accredited and AOA-accredited schools in the United States and Canada may apply for limited electives at Ascension Providence Hospital through the Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) found under this name: Mich St Univ-SEMich Providence
  • Students from American University of the Caribbean, St. George's University School of Medicine, and Ross University School of Medicine may apply for elective rotations at Ascension Providence Hospital using our online rotation request application through our website. Students from American University of the Caribbean are the only students allowed to participate in the Ambulatory (pre-clerkship or elective) rotation at Ascension Providence Hospital.
  • If you do not attend one of the above-named schools, we will not be able to assist you with an elective rotation at our site.

ELECTIVE ROTATION POLICIES:

  • Students must have approval from their medical school to take requested elective rotations at Ascension Providence Hospital.Visiting students should be considered a 4th year status when completing their elective.
  • Visiting students may complete a total of 3 rotations at our site. Demand for rotations is high and we would like to give as many students as possible the ability to rotate here.
  • Online applications for the next academic year are accepted beginning April 15th. Our academic year starts on July 1st and ends on June 30th.
  • Any cancellations or changes to scheduled rotations must be made at least 60 days before the rotation is due to start. Frequent changes or cancellations of rotations by a student may result in our refusal to schedule further rotations at our site. Failure to show up for a rotation is considered unprofessional behavior and we reserve the right to cancel any other rotations for that student at Ascension Providence Hospital

Please find a brief description of each of our elective rotations below:

Application for Senior Electives

Neurosurgery Audition Requests: Please direct questions to Jeff Paik at gijong.paik@msbsus.com

Secondary Application links:

Family Medicine Program Elective Application (This application is currently being updated for the next academic year (7/1/20-6/30/21))

OBGYN Program Elective Application  OBGYN Electives are full for this academic year (7/1/19-6/30/20)

Orthopedic Residency Program Elective Application (This application is currently being updated for the next academic year (7/1/20-6/30/21))

Radiology Audition Rotation Application (This application is currently being updated for the next academic year (7/1/20-6/30/21))


THE ONLINE REQUEST FORM IS CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO THE LARGE VOLUME OF REQUESTS WE HAVE RECEIVED. WE MAY REOPEN THE FORM IF THERE IS STILL ELECTIVE AVAILABILITY AFTER PROCESSING THESE REQUESTS.

For questions pertaining to electives, please contact our Elective Student Coordinator at:

Rayford McKinstry

Elective Student Coordinator
Email: rayford.mckinstry@ascension.org
*email is the preferred contact method*