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Visiting Medical Students

Visiting medical students may apply to any available elective at the KU School of Medicine and will be considered after KU medical students have been scheduled. Visiting Students are only accepted for the Fall term. Below are the rotation dates offered for the 2025-2026 academic year. These rotation dates cannot be changed.

June – 6/2 – 6/28/25
July – 6/30 – 7/26/25
August – 7/28 – 8/23/25
September – 8/25 – 9/20/25
October – 9/22 – 10/18/25
November – 10/20 – 11/15/25
December – 11/17 – 12/13/25

Away Rotation Requirements

We anticipate following the recommendations outlined below:

Away rotations will resume on June 2, 2025.
Students may begin applying for in-person away rotations on March 15, 2025 for rotations starting on June 2, 2025, or later.
The number of away rotations allowed is limited to one four-week rotation per student.
Accepted students will be required to be fitted for an N-95 Mask in advance of their rotation. KUMC cannot provide mask fittings.
Visiting students accepted for a rotation will be required to pay a nominal fee of approximately $110.00 once they receive a bill from Student Financial Accounting.

Visiting Medical Student Application Process

The KU School of Medicine Kansas City Campus utilizes the AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) to receive visiting M.D. and D.O. student applications.

VSLO Information to Share - Osteopathic Applicants Only

This year, KUMC opened the VSLO application process to three Osteopathic schools (Kansas City University; Des Moines University COOM; and Oklahoma State University COOM).

Due to the volume of applications and the processing time for each application submitted, it was decided to narrow our focus and limit the schools that are able to apply. Other Osteopathic Schools that use VLSO for the application system for the upcoming 2025-2026 AY year may not apply and will be ineligible for rotations.

Visiting students will be considered only after KU School of Medicine students have been scheduled. Eligible rotations and dates are listed in VSLO. Date ranges will be closed to new applications once capacity has been reached. We do not accept off-cycle dates for rotations. Applications will be accepted until June 1, 2025, and then VSLO will close to any new applicants. Please note: If available rotations fill prior to that time, we may close VSLO earlier than the first of June.

Applicants should not reach out to departments directly, but refer any questions not addressed to the VSLO contact person listed. Please do not call with VSLO questions, only email if you have a question not already specifically addressed.

A complete application must be received on later than 30 days prior to the start of the rotation in order to be considered.

The University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita may have different processes and dates.

Need assistance?

We are always here to help you understand visiting student requirements and processes. Contact the Registrar's Office at 913-588-7055 orkumcregistrar@kumc.edu.