International Visitors Policies and Procedures
Visiting international Medical Students and International Medical Graduates
This protocol was developed to provide a process for bringing international visitors to the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah School who are outside of the Dean’s Office Global Health Education unit programs. Visitors must have appropriate approvals and must comply with hospital requirements. The following are the criteria for sponsoring international visitors.
Criteria – Physicians/Residents
A physician or resident is defined in this case as someone who has a medical degree from a non-US school.
- Visitor must have an individual faculty sponsor and department/division approval.
- Visitor does not pay tuition; thus, faculty and departments/divisions may not be compensated for hosting international residents/physicians.
- Department must take responsibility for all educational activities.
- Visitor will not be eligible in participating in hands-on clinical care activities; therefore, no liability (malpractice) insurance will be necessary.
Visitor must meet hospital requirements:
- Immunizations & TB-free verification
- Health insurance
- Application fee
- ID badges, HIPAA, Confidentiality Agreement, Blood Borne Pathogen Training, Epic Training
Criteria – Medical Student
A medical student is defined in this case as someone who is currently attending medical school and is of good standing as verified by their medical school.
- A visiting medical student must have a sponsoring department or sponsoring faculty member who is able to fill out the UUSOM Faculty Approval Form and create a clinical learning schedule and provide an evaluation.
- Visitor must be vetted through the University of Utah Health Systems.
- Visitor may not replace a University of Utah student.
- Patient interaction is under the direct supervision of faculty from the sponsoring department/division.
- Visitor must have 12 months clinical experience (equivalent to U of U final year students).
Visitor must meet hospital requirements:
- Immunizations & TB-free verification
- Health insurance
- Application fee
- ID badges, HIPAA, Confidentiality Agreement, Blood Borne Pathogen Training, Epic Training
- If visitor is granted patient contact by the sponsoring department they must provide United States acceptable liability insurance –$1,000,000per event/$3,000,000 aggregate.
Visitor’s Responsibilities
Housing:
- The office of Global Health Education is willing to assist in finding housing or providing resources that are helpful for finding affordable housing near the University Hospitals and Medical Centers. If the options provided by the Office of Global Health Education are not desirable, the visitor is fully responsible for finding their own accommodations.
Elective Fees:
- The fees associated with the application are as follows:
Mandatory application processing fee (paid by all visitors): $40
Students rotate for $200 per week
Physicians/fellows/residents rotate for $450 per week
The maximum amount paid by each group will cap out at 8 weeks, making students max payment $1800, and physicians/fellows/residents max payment $3600.
Travel costs:
- The visitor is responsible for their own travel costs.
Evaluation Forms (Medical students only):
- The visitor is responsible to provide their own evaluation forms and submit them to their Sponsoring Department.
Transportation:
- The visitor is responsible for their own transportation costs to and from the University Hospital.
Please reach out to April.Dansie@hsc.utah.edu or Jennifer.Monson@hsc.utah.edu if you have any further questions.
*Please note that the Office of Global Health Education is not able to provide any information about available electives or departments that are willing to sponsor international visitors.