The Department of Surgery offers fourth-year electives in surgery to visiting medical students enrolled in a LCME accredited medical school during the months of July through September.  These four-week rotations are approved and competitively arranged by the department.

Students interested should submit the following in a PDF to Luis Garcia (luis-garcia@uiowa.edu) and Kailey Marlow (Kailey-marlow@uiowa.edu)

  1. Name
  2. Class year
  3. E-mail
  4. Name of Medical School
  5. Undergraduate School and Degree
  6. Letter of Interest
  7. Current CV
  8. Medical School Transcripts
  9. USMLE 1 Score

Following approval from the Department of Surgery, the applicant will need to complete the application process outlined here. Upon completion of these criteria, you will be allowed to formally apply and be approved as a visiting student.  (Until this process is complete, the elective as approved first by the Department is not “official”). 

Questions? Contact Us

If you have questions, please contact Kailey Marlow at Kailey-marlow@uiowa.edu