Senior Electives

"I was a visiting student at Northwestern and selected the program for residency because of the great camaraderie between residents and faculty as well as the academic environment which places the greatest emphasis on patient care"
- Matthew Harinstein, MD
Loyola University
Stritch School of Medicine


Senior Students interested in our program may wish to consider an elective within our department.  Each elective is approximately 4 weeks long and is based an academic block schedule.  A list of rotation blocks can be obtained here: clerkship calendar.

Available rotations in medicine for visiting senior students are:

  • Allergy
  • Arthritis
  • Cardiology
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Geriatrics
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Infectious Disease
  • Internal Medicine: Inpatient
  • Nephrology
  • Nutrition
  • Pulmonary

**More information about these rotations can be found at http://www.medschool.northwestern.edu/education/visiting_students/index.html

U.S. students can apply here: U.S. application