The Clinical Electives Program CEP and the medical education office carries out their mission which is to train the next generation of physician scientists and clinician investigators and this is done by the NIH clinical center. The two offices offers short term 4-12 weeks clinically oriented rotations in the clinical electives program CEP.
For more information about the clinical electives program CEP, kindly read this blog till the end in other for you to get all the necessary information you need to know.
Dental, Domestic or International students who are able to meet up with the eligibility criteria can apply. The main focus of this program is to improve the training experience for highly motivated students who are strongly interested in, or committed to, research-oriented careers in academic medicine.
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It is important to note that due to the current and on-going global pandemic , the NIH Clinical Elective Program applications only from students attending LCME- accredited and U.S osteopathic schools only. The program is not reviewing international application at the present time.
Please be aware that all students coming to the NIH Clinical Center may be subject to local, state, or national requirements regarding vaccination, testing, and quarantine requirements prior to rotating.
NOTE: Residents or clinical fellows currently enrolled in ACGME-accredited graduate medical education training programs in the United States may apply for short-term elective rotations at the NIH Clinical Center through the Resident Electives Program (REP) administered by the Office of Clinical Research Training and Medical Education. Interested REP applicants should visit NIH’s Elective Rotations for Residents and Clinical Fellows page for more information.
Clinical Electives Program CEP Objectives:
- Learning about the care of patients with rare or complex disorders enrolled in human subjects research protocols at the NIH Clinical Center (a 200 bed research hospital on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD).
- Enhancing understanding of how clinical research is conducted in a scientifically valid and ethically responsible way in a compassionate training environment.
Clinical Electives Program CEP Eligibility:
- The CEP welcomes applications from qualified allopathic or osteopathic medical students enrolled in Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accredited medical schools, and from dental students enrolled in Commission on Dental Association) accredited dental schools.
- International medical or dental students with a meaningful track record of scholarly activity, especially clinical or transitional research published in reputable journals, or active engagement in mentored laboratory research, are welcomed to apply.
- The CEP is not optimally suited for students who intend to enter community-based clinical practice, or (for international students) as an introduction to the health care system or practice of clinical medicine in the United States. International students should also note that CEP is not designed as a vehicle to enhance competitiveness for acceptance into US specialty or subspecialty graduate medical education training programs (“residencies or fellowships”).
- The CEP does not accept medical or dental school graduates for observational experiences, clinical rotations or advanced graduate medical education training in a specialty or subspecialty of medicine or dentistry.
- Again, residents or clinical fellows currently enrolled in ACGME-accredited graduate medical education training programs in the United States may apply for short-term elective rotations at the NIH Clinical Center through the REP.
CEP Elective Descriptions
- Translational Addiction Research
- Alcohol Use Disorders
- Biomedical Informatics
- Cardiology
- Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Senior Medical Students
- Critical Care Medicine
- Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Health Services
- Hematology
- Hepatology
- Infectious Diseases
- Internal Medicine Consult Service
- Interventional Radiology/Interventional Oncology
- Medical Genetics
- Medical Oncology
- Neuro-Oncology
- Neurology/Clinical Neuroscience
- Neurosurgery
- Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
- Pain and Palliative Care
- Pathology
- Pediatric Consult Service
- Pediatric Endocrinology
- Pediatric Oncology
- Psychiatry/Clinical Neuroscience
- Psychiatry/Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Radiation Oncology
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
- Rheumatology
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Surgical Oncology
- Transfusion Medicine
- Urologic Oncology
3-Month Mentored Specialty/ Subspecialty Clinical Research Rotations
The following programs are open to applicants attending US Medical Schools accredited by the LCME or the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the AOA. Prior to applying, contact the CEP coordinator Email Icon to confirm availability. At the rotation coordinator’s discretion, the rotation may be shortened to 2 months.
Eligibility: Combined Program Students (i.e., MD/PhD, DO/PhD)
- Biomedical Informatics
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Genomic Medicine
- Health Services Research
- Inflammation and Inflammatory Diseases
The following programs do not accept students in July:
- Critical Care Medicine
- Medical Genetics
- Medical Oncology
- Pathology
- Pediatric Oncology
- Rheumatology and
- Surgical Oncology.
The following programs are restricted to students attending accredited institutions:
- Addiction Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine Consult Service
- Medical Oncology
- Pain and Palliative Care
- Radiation Oncology
- Surgical Oncology and
- Urologic Oncology.
Accredited Institutions:
- LCME-Accredited Medical Programs External Link Icon
- AOA-Accredited Medical Programs External Link Icon
- CODA-Accredited Dental Programs External Link Icon
- The NIH Clinical Electives Program does not offer housing or travel subsidies.
CONTACT
If you have further questions or need additional information regarding Clinical Electives for students, please email cep@mail.nih.gov Email Icon.
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