Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine is happy to host Visiting Students at our institution. We are a VSAS host institution and accepting of non-VSAS/International Students. Visiting students may be approved for up to but not exceeding 8 elective weeks. For a full review of our visiting student policy, please click here.
If you are a student at a VSAS school we ask that you submit all requests through VSAS. Applications may be submitted at any time during the active academic year. If you are applying for the upcoming academic year, please pay attention to VSAS active catalog dates. For questions regarding the VSAS process, our primary point of contact is Mr. Robbie Nance (nance37@marshall.edu)
If you are a non-VSAS/International student we are happy to consider your application provided the following criteria is met:
If you meet the above listed criteria, we ask you to complete the International Visiting Student Application and Visiting Persons Immunization Form and email to: Mr. Robbie Nance nance37@marshall.edu. Please email Mr. Nance for a copy of the application form.
Applications may be submitted at any time during the active academic year. If you are applying for the upcoming academic year, applications will not be reviewed until after June 1 of the calendar year.
A list of available courses may be found here.
If you are interested in a Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology, or Family Medicine elective, please note these departments do not accept Non-VSAS/International Students at this time.
When selecting course dates, please refer to our Block Schedule for appropriate date ranges.
If your application is approved by the department, additional documentation will be required.
Documentation will include but may not be limited to the below listed documents.
For questions regarding the Non-VSAS/International process, our primary point of contact is Mr. Robbie Nance nance37@marshall.edu.
The process for Pre-Med students wishing to rotate has changed effective 8/1/2017.
For CHH Job Shadowing Program information, please visit http://cabellhuntington.org/employment/job-shadowing-program/.
For more information, please contact Mrs. Jennifer Plymale plymale@marshall.edu.
If you are a med student seeking to observe/shadow a Marshall Health physician, please contact the department in which you wish to observe/shadow. If the department has a physician willing to allow you to observe/shadow them, please complete this application and submit to Mr. Robbie Nance at nance37@marshall.edu.
Please contact the office of Graduate Medical Education http://jcesom.marshall.edu/residents-fellows/general-info/ or the Department you are interested in for more information.