This program is designed to expose URiM students from across the country to the outstanding residency training programs offered at the OU-TU School of Community Medicine (SCM) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. During the 4-week elective students will connect and form relationships with current SCM faculty, staff and residents while obtaining hands-on clinical experience in their specialty of interest. Students will also spend time in the city of Tulsa, discover its strengths and opportunities, while learning about the SCM’s unique mission to address the social and structural determinants of health outcomes within Tulsa in collaboration with our community.
Program Details:
- SCM accepts applications through the VSLO (Visiting Student Learning Opportunities) for full-time MS4, attending an LCME-accredited medical school or COCA-accredited osteopathic medical school seeking to take an SCM 4-week elective for credit. Rotation dates are established by SCM and noted on the VSLO SCM information page. All program rotations are subject to availability.
- Any MS4 student may apply. Preference will be given to applicants who identify as one or more of the following underrepresented in medicine categories:
- Underrepresented in Medicine as defined by the AAMC: https://www.aamc.org/what-we-do/equity-diversity-inclusion/underrepresented-in-medicine
- 1st Generation College Student
- Hometown is a rural county with a qualifying HPSA score of 18/+ for primary or mental health care. https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/hpsa-find
All applicants must apply through VSLO and submit a supplemental application by the deadline.
Supplementary application is required and should include:
- Curriculum vitae / resume
- Description of their qualifications as underrepresented in medicine,
- Answers to the following questions:
- Why are you interested in this elective at the OU-TU School of Community Medicine?
- What would you most like to gain from this elective?
Please upload your supplementary application materials in VSLO as a word document when prompted.
Students rotating in August 2024 are able to attend the Summer Institute conference hosted by the School of Community Medicine. The Summer Institute is a flagship program focused on the social and structural determinants of health in Tulsa, therefore we prefer applicants rotate in August. However, departments will continue to offer the elective (with stipend) in other months based on funding and capacity.
Our catalog on VSLO will be available for viewing on April 3, 2024. The application will open on May 1, 2024, and we strongly encourage visiting students to apply by May 14, 2024. Applications after this time will be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on availability of funding and ability to schedule.
Accepted applicants receive:
- $1,500 stipend to cover the cost of living expenses. An additional travel stipend may be available if traveling from outside of Tulsa
- In-depth clinical experience in a residency program of their choice
- Opportunities to learn about the Tulsa community
Optional activities could include (subject to department):
- Mentoring relationships with faculty and/or residents with similar research or career interests
