St. Mary’s Medical Center offers a variety of clinical rotation to medical students enrolled in United States medical schools. We are not approved by the California Medical School Board to accept students or observers from foreign medical schools.

St. Mary’s has student affiliation agreements with both the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) and with Creighton School of Medicine. Most ward and ICU teams, and many specialty rotations, have 1-2 students at any given time.

Core rotations and electives are available through either the UCSF Student Program or through St Mary’s directly:

Rotations available through UCSF

For the following fourth year electives, apply through the UCSF Department of Medicine Student Program Office. Call (415) 476-1964 for further details.

Sub-Internships Internal Medicine

Core Third-year Medicine:
Creighton University (students must apply through Creighton): Medicine Ward Rotation at St. Mary's.

UCSF (must apply through UCSF)
Longitudinal Clinical Experience LCE Course (ID #111) - 22 sessions in the Continuity Clinic of the Sr. Mary Philippa Health Center (for underserved urban minority populations).

Visiting Students

St. Mary’s does not provide lodging, parking, stipends, liability insurance, or uniforms for students on clerkships. 

Requirements

• Criminal Background Screening: Must be initiated 3-4 weeks prior to the start date of planned rotation.

• Health Insurance: You are required to document that you have health insurance.

• Malpractice Insurance: You must show proof that your home school covers you for Malpractice Insurance. Minimum coverage: $1,000,000 per incident/ $3,000,000 aggregate.

• HIPAA: You must demonstrate that you have received training in HIPAA requirements through your school before you may see patients at St Mary’s. Special arrangements to provide this training can be made.

• White Coats: You are required to bring your own white coat since one must be worn at all times during patient contact.

• Medical School ID: You must bring your medical school photo ID with you. Additionally you will be issued a St. Mary's student ID badge, which must be worn at all times.

How to Apply

For UCSF rotations offered at St. Mary’s, you must apply through the UCSF Department of Medicine Student Program Office call (415) 476-1964 for further details; a fee for application is required.

For St. Mary’s Medical Center rotations, please fill out our application (application info). Your medical school can fax materials to (415) 750-8149, Attn: Kathy Banks.

Registration:  At 8:30 a.m. on the first day of your elective, you must register with the Department of Medical Education, 2235 Hayes Street (on the 4th floor), San Francisco. You will be issued a pager and visiting student identification cards that will give you access our hospital, library and cafeteria.