ACADEMIC YEAR: 2025-26
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Neurological Surgery offers an opportunity for 4th year visiting medical students (M4s) to rotate with the department on our 678-919 Individualized Neurological Surgery Elective (2- or 4-weeks rotation). Visiting medical students who are interested in applying for this opportunity can do so on the AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities™ (VSLO®) platform. Unfortunately, the VSLO does not accept international medical students (those enrolled at a medical school/intuition that is outside of the United States at the time of the submitted application).
The visiting medical student MUST meet the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health’s (UWSMPH) criteria, VSLO’s criteria and be approved at the departmental. The visiting student must obtain approval at the departmental level before applying in VLSO. To obtain departmental approval, send an e-mail introduction to Daniel Resnick, MD (Professor, Vice-Chair) at resnick@neurosurgery.wisc.edu. To guide visiting medical students, include in your 1) name and e-mail, 2) the origins (in brief) of your interest in neurosurgery, 3) the name of the introductory neuro-clinical course you have had or will have had at your medical school/home institution, 3) your USMLE Part I score 4) your CV and 5) anything other points you think are pertinent.
After you receive departmental approval from Dr. Resnick, you can now apply for the elective on VSLO. Please note that VSLO does not open to visiting students until late April for the upcoming academic year. Departmental approval from Dr. Resnick prior to that time will be honored but you still must obtain departmental approval in order to rotate with us. We ask that you plan to begin your visiting rotation with us on a Monday and end on a Friday. However, given the circumstances, we will adjust to your medical school/home institution’s course calendar. Below is a quick snapshot of the VSLO Timeline for this 2025-2026 visiting medical student season:
- Catalog Opening for Medical Student viewing: March 14, 2025
- Medical Students can begin submitting VSLO applications: April 25, 2025
- UWSMPH Coordinators can begin approving medical students for visiting rotations: May 12, 2025
For more specific clinical information regarding this 678-919 Individualized Neurological Surgery Elective visit: https://www.neurosurgery.wisc.edu/education/678-919/.
For more general information about the UWSMPH visiting medical student application process visit:
https://www.med.wisc.edu/education/md-program/visiting-students/. UWSMPH reserves the right to immediately terminate the enrollment of any visiting medical student who violates any policy or procedure regarding misconduct or professional behavior.
For any and all other questions, please contact the visiting medical student coordinator for the Department of Neurological Surgery, Olivia Lefevre at lefevre@neurosurgery.wisc.edu.
