Transfer and Visiting Students
The Saint Louis University School of Medicine may have one to two openings per year for students to transfer with advanced standing into the third year.
We accept applications only from students currently enrolled and in good standing in allopathic medical schools located in the United States and accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education Accreditation (LCME).
Those who have previously earned a medical degree at another institution, whether in the United States or abroad, are not eligible. Applications from students who have failed coursework or have been terminated for any reason at another medical school will not be considered.
If you are interested in transferring to the SLU School of Medicine, you must submit the following materials:
- Transfer application form
- A copy of the AMCAS application that led to your admission at the medical school you currently attend.
- A letter from your dean of students recommending you and approving your transfer.
- Letters of recommendation from two professors in basic sciences, such as anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, pathology, pharmacology or microbiology.
- An official copy of your Medical College Admission test scores.
- Transcripts of your college record and of your first two years of work in medical school.
The transfer application deadline is March 1.
Submit materials to:
Committee on Admissions
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
1402 South Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63104
The Committee on Admissions will review transfer applicants with completed files. After this preliminary review, you may be required to appear in St. Louis for a personal interview. After applicants interview, the file is again reviewed by the committee. You will receive notification of the committee's final decision.
Visiting Medical Students
Applicants to SLU’s Visiting Medical Student Elective Program must be in their final year of medical school at a U.S. or Canadian medical school that is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or Osteopathic medical school (AOA accredited).
You must have successfully completed all preclinical training, basic core clerkships (internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, or surgery), and all portions of the clinical training prerequisites required for the elective for which the application is being processed.
Acceptance is contingent upon you achieving adequate grades in basic science and core clinical courses equivalent to Saint Louis University courses. Adequacy and equivalency shall be determined by the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Visiting students are eligible for clinical Year 4 electives only.
Applications that are incomplete or have not met the eligibility requirements will not be processed.
Evidence of health insurance (both hospitalization and major medical coverage) during the proposed elective period is a mandatory portion of the application documentation. This coverage is not offered or provided through Saint Louis University. If you do not have health insurance, you must purchase it and provide proof of coverage before the approval of your application.
Evidence of professional liability insurance ($3 million) must be provided by your home institution or purchased directly by you. This coverage is not offered or provided through Saint Louis University. If your home institution does not provide professional liability insurance, you must purchase it and provide proof of coverage before the approval of your application.
You must have verification you are in good academic standing at your school and are authorized to take the chosen elective for the period designated on the application form.
Visiting medical students may apply for electives in two- and four-week blocks but the total time at SLU may not exceed 4 weeks. Exceptions can not be made to the block schedule.
Saint Louis University only accepts applications from prospective visiting medical students through AAMC's Visiting Student Learning Opportunities VLSO(Visiting Student Learning Opportunities) platform.
Find out if your school is a member of the VSLO network
Prospective students should NOT contact SLUSOM departments or faculty directly, as all visiting medical students enrollment is coordinated by the Office of Curricular Affairs in the School of Medicine. Contact information can be found on VSLO.
Participation in an away rotation at Saint Louis University School of Medicine does not guarantee that a student will be offered an interview wiht the respective residency program at SLUSOM.
SLUSOM faculty are not obligated to provide letters of recommendation for visiting medical students, and they may determine that a signle four-week rotation does not provide sufficient evaluative information to write a strong letter of recommendation.
Observerships & Shadowing
Medical students are NOT allowed to participate in hands-off observerships or shadowing.
Elective Catalog
All available rotations are listed in the VSLO Electives Catalog.
When will the 2025 elective catalog be posted to VSLO?
The 2025 elective catalog will be released in early March 2025 and applications will
open at this tme as well.
The VSLO application portal will be opened at approximately 10:00 am CST. The portal must be opened manually, so 10:00 am CST is only and estimate.
What about 2026?
Catalogs for 2026 will be posted on a similar timeframe, towards the end of February/beginning
of March 2026.
Elective availability changes rapidly once applications are open. The Office of Curricular Affairs strives to update the VSLO catalog as quickly as possible, but please be award that listed availability will not always be accurate, especially in the first few months after applications open.
2025 Rotation Dates
SLUSOM operates on a calendar year cycel for visiting medical students, with a 2 week
and 4 week rotations available between late April and end of December each year.
- April 28- May 11, 2025
- April 28-May 25, 2025
- May 12-May 25, 2025
- May 26-June 8, 2025
- May 26- June 22, 2025
- June 9-June 22, 2025
- June 23-July 20, 2025
- July 7- July 20, 2025
- July 7- August 3, 2026
- July 21- August 3, 2025
- July 21- August 17, 2025
- August 3- August 17, 2025
- August 35-September 7, 2025
- August 25- September 21, 2025
- September 8-Septemer 21, 20025
- September 22- October 19, 2025
- September 22- October 5, 2025
- October 6-October 19, 2025
- October 20-November 16, 2025
- October 20- November 2, 2025
- November 17- November 30, 2025
- November 17- December 14, 2025
- November 30- December 14, 2025
No visition medical students are accepted from January through late April.
Rotation dates for 2026 will be posted in March 2026.
No off-block rotations are permitted (dates may not be lengthened, shortened, or shifted.)
The SLUSOM Visiting Student Program undergoes continuous review and improvement, and requirements and processes are subject to change. This was last updated on December 17, 2024.
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