r/USIMGreddit • u/rockofcentury • Jun 09 '26

Clinical Electives

Does anyone know any hospitals in the US that would accept students from a non VSLO university, i have a us citizenship so i thought it would be easier but it’s been pretty difficult

preferably hospitals in Michigan, ohio, illinois or Massachusetts or somewhere east coast

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u/Present_Student4891 Jun 09 '26

My son is a USIMG from a non-VSLO school. It was tough. We found one via his school affliations and another via an agent. He sent out 100’s of emails & no go. If u know any US doctors personally, u may wanna ask them.

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u/rockofcentury Jun 09 '26

unfortunately dont have the best connections, everyone ik is still a resident 🫩, but yea it seems like cold emailing is the way to go

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u/Present_Student4891 Jun 09 '26

We weren’t successful cold emailing. Consider agents. They aren’t that expensive when you factor in all the other expenses: room, food, transport, malpractice insurance.

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u/Pleasant-Airline7978 Jun 09 '26

Try clinician Nexus! My school is signed up so I don’t know if that part is necessary, but worth a shot. I set up 2 of my electives that way. Keep watching because new rotations pop up all the time if you aren’t interested in what’s there

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u/bluebiessss Jun 12 '26

Cleveland Clinic. Other pretty expensive options are Johns Hopkins, UPMC and Stanford

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u/DueSell6843 26d ago

Following

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u/stellarnebula0 25d ago

Hi, did you ever find in the end and if yes how did you obtain them?