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Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

3-8 weeks | Global Health, Research

Research experience at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile for a minimum of 4 weeks, with the potential for longer experiences if approved by both institutions


  • Location: External to MCASOM, International
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Research

Pre-Med Insight

Longitudinal | Selective

This experience encompasses a year(s)-long mentorship between medical students and pre-medical students. Pre-Med Insight leaders gain the opportunity to develop as educators, mentors, equity advocates, and administrators.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Service Learning

Providing Care for Justice Involved Populations

Longitudinal | Selective

Justice-involved (JI) individuals have unique medical concerns that are not being addressed by current health-care systems across the nation. This selective experience will expose medical students to justice-involved populations early in their training through workshop and direct patient connection.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Service Learning

Psychiatry

1-2 weeks | Selective

conditions will be seen including depression, eating disorders, manic disorders, etc. The student will observe psychiatric care being delivered in a several settings, including the Generose Building, Emergency Room, and Mayo Building.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical

Psychiatry

1-2 weeks | Selective

Allowing students the opportunity to observe and participate in the evaluation and treatment of adult patients with neuropsychiatric disorders.


  • Location: Florida
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical

Psychiatry

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students will observe and participate in the evaluation and treatment of adult patients with neuropsychiatric disorders, broadening their understanding of the field of psychiatry.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical

Psychiatry Pain Rehabilitation Center

1-2 weeks | Selective

Review chronic pain and explore a multimodal approach to chronic pain along side staff psychiatrist, staff psychologists, residents, case managers, occupational and physical therapists, and chemical dependence counselors.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical

Public Health & Health Policy

1-2 weeks | Selective

The Public Health Selective is a week-long in-person selective that will introduce students to roles for physicians in public health, provide opportunities to engage with local public health organizations, and meet with public policy experts and Minnesota legislators.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person

Pulmonary & Thoracic Diseases

1-2 weeks | Selective

The Division of Thoracic Diseases & Critical Care provides consultative, diagnostic and therapeutic services for all pulmonary disease and disorders of breathing. Students will observe the prevention, evaluation, and management of patients with common and uncommon pulmonary and thoracic diseases.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical

Radiation Oncology

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students join the Radiation Oncology team and see a variety of malignant diseases, as well as special procedures, such as radioactive implants (brachytherapy), intraoperative electron beam radiation, gamma knife radiosurgery, whole body irradiation (marrow transplant) and proton beam therapy.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical