The UW School of Medicine and Public Health is deeply committed to training the next generation of physicians. We’re excited to welcome fourth-year medical students from across the country to rotate at UW Health. Our faculty are passionate about emergency medicine and eager to teach and mentor students.
Qualified students seeking external emergency medicine rotations are encouraged to apply for our scholarship. Priority will be given to applicants whose experiences — through work, study, service, or other achievements — demonstrate a commitment to promoting health for all and addressing the needs of populations experiencing obstacles to care.
About the Scholarship
Our four-week Advanced EM Elective is a hands-on rotation for students applying to emergency medicine residency programs. As a sub-intern, you’ll take the lead in managing critically ill patients with a wide range of conditions, building confidence and clinical skills in real time. You will also join advanced simulation sessions that strengthen teamwork and decision-making under pressure. Students consistently rank this elective as one of the most valuable experiences of their medical school training.
Our scholarship includes:
- $2,000 stipend to be used toward travel, housing, and/or VSLO application and elective fees
- Mentorship and networking: scholars are assigned faculty and senior resident mentors
- Departmental standardized letter of evaluation (SLOE)
- Interview with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics emergency medicine residency program
Eligibility
We invite students in their fourth year of medical school from a U.S. allopathic or osteopathic medical school to apply who identify as an individual from a disadvantaged background, such as but not limited to:
- High level of financial need; and/or
- First generation college student (neither parent received a baccalaureate degree); and/or
- Students who contribute to the intellectual and cultural enrichment of the program because of their life experiences, including overcoming personal adversity or family hardship, records of extensive community service, or successful careers in other fields; and/or
- Significant barriers to achieving higher education, such as experience in the foster care system, living in a single-parent household, having an incarcerated parent, or responsibilities for providing financial support or primary care for other household members; and/or
- Grew up in one of the following areas: a) a U.S. rural area, as designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer, or b) a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services designated Low Income and Health Professional Shortage Areas (qualifying zip codes are included in the file); and/or
- Has had experiences of adversity, which could include discrimination; and/or
- Special consideration will be given to those applicants whose prior work experience, area of study, community service, or other accomplishments is predictive of future service to populations that have health disparities.
Scholarship Application
Please complete the following forms to apply. Applications for all rotations are accepted on a rolling basis. Questions can be emailed to Niki Hagen, Medical Student Program Manager, at nrhagen@medicine.wisc.edu.
- Visiting Student Application AND
- Scholarship Application, in which you must submit:
- Letter of intent
- Personal statement
- Letter of support from core Clerkship Director
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- Unofficial medical school transcript
- Step 1 score or COMLEX report
- Attestation of no prior USMLE/COMLEX failures
- Two short essays of 500 words or less each