Thank you for your interest in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care clinical electives.

Any advanced clinical clerkships in Anesthesia may be taken by medical students in good academic standing who are in the last half of their third year or in their fourth year (pre-internship medical training) of medical school. You must also have completed two weeks of training in basic clinical anesthesia in a hospital operating room or have completed Medicine and Surgery clerkships. Please see the prerequisites for each elective. There is no remuneration for these electives and neither room nor board is provided.

The maximum amount of elective time for visiting students is 3 months/12 weeks at UCSF.

Students from U.S. and Canadian schools can sign up as soon as space is available. We do not offer clerkships to students from international schools.

Note for non-UCSF students enrolling in 140 series electives:
The residents and faculty of the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care expect students enrolled in 140 series electives to have skills and knowledge commensurate with a basic clerkship in operating room anesthesia.  If you have not had such experience, you risk having any deficiencies reflected in your evaluations.

If you are interested in any of the Anesthesia electives, please apply as follows:

1. Complete our online inquiry (preferred)
2. If you have trouble with the 'online' inquiry, email the following information to applicants@anesthesia.ucsf.edu and we will contact you for availability:

• Email:
• Last Name:
• First Name:
• Home Phone:
• Cell Phone:
• Expected Graduation (Month & Year):
• Expected Degree:
• School:
• School City:
• School State/Province:
• School Country:
• Number of weeks you wish to attend:
• Please rank your preferred rotation start dates & electives, best option first:
• Which is more important to you (Start Dates or Electives):
• Are you interested in applying to the Anesthesia residency at UCSF?
• Personal Statement (This is about yourself.  Why do you want to come?  What have you done?  What is your plan for the future?):
• Summary of Anesthesia Experience (Include previous anesthesia experience and describe a typical day during anesthesia rotation noting your responsibilities as a student):
• Curriculum Vitae:

If space becomes available to the student, s/he will be instructed to submit the application and we will hold the space for 3 weeks until the application is received. Please mail the completed application and required documents in one packet directly to the Anesthesia Clerkship at the address listed below.

Contact:

Susan Colen
applicants@anesthesia.ucsf.edu


Anesthesia Clerkships, Box 0648
University of California, San Francisco
521 Parnassus Avenue, Room C455
San Francisco, Ca 94143-0648

Available Elective

• 140.01 Advanced CLinical Clerkship (4 weeks)
• 140.06 Pain Management (4 weeks)
• 140.09 Perioperative Care (2 weeks)
• 140.10 Pediatric Anesthesia (2 weeks)

Please note that 140.03A, 140.03B and 140.08 are not offered to visiting students.

Application Dates:

Applications accepted year-round

Elective Calendar:

Anesthesia Calendar:
Your dates of attendance must correspond with our electives calendar. You must start at the beginning of the rotation(s) and finish at the end of the rotation(s). No exceptions are made to this calendar.

Application Requirements:

1. Application Form (U.S./Canadian)
2. Passport size photograph or email electronic photograph in .JPG (jpeg) format to applicants@anesthesia.ucsf.edu.
3. Check or Money Order for processing fee. Check must be made payable to "UC REGENTS" and must be in U.S. currency and drawn on a U.S. bank. All fees are non-refundable. Cash and credit cards are not accepted.
   The fee is $150 for each 4-week elective for students from U.S./Canadian schools.
   Due to the Department of Homeland Security regulations, there will be a $300 processing fee for students from Canada covering Services to International Students and Scholars. Students from Canadian schools who apply to two or more departments must clearly state this on the application and inform the department. If visa documents are delivered by courier, applicants should expect to pay between $15-25 for this service.
4. Health Form and Fact Sheet, In addition, you must submit supporting evidence of your last TB skin/PPD confirmation.
5. A letter from the Registrar or Dean of your medical school stating that you are a student in good standing and in the last half of the third year or fourth year (pre-internship medical training) of medical school.
6. Proof of liability/malpractice insurance with a minimum coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate. The school can indicate this coverage in a letter or proof can be a certificate of professional liability insurance.
7. A letter of recommendation from at least two clinical instructors from the faculty of your medical school who are familiar with your clinical performance and personal qualities.
8. Proof of personal health insurance. This maybe a photocopy of your health insurance ID card or letter from the insurance carrier. If you do not have personal health insurance coverage, you can obtain it from the Student Health Service, in Millberry Union, MU-H005, prior to the start of the elective. The coverage ranges from $600-700 per quarter. You can get more information online at http://saawww.ucsf.edu/health.

Additional Requirements for students from Canadian Schools:

1. Copy of passport and visa if available.

No action will be taken on your application until all documents are submitted. Please mail all required information including the letters of recommendation under one cover directly to the address listed at the top of this page. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Cancellation:
You must withdraw at least 8 weeks before your starting date. Fees are non-refundable. All cancellations and changes must be made in writing. A letter will be written to your dean if, once scheduled and confirmed, you withdraw from an elective less than eight (8) weeks before the starting date or if you fail to notify us at all.