
Visiting medical students
Find the fourth-year clinical elective or sub-internship you need to thrive.
Visiting medical students
Thanks for your interest in applying for a clinical elective as a fourth-year visiting student with Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. We offer a broad array of fourth-year elective clinical rotations that will enhance your medical knowledge through direct patient care experiences.
We offer two- and four-week rotations. Electives are only open to fourth-year medical students enrolled in medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA). Electives are offered primarily to clinical campus students. The remainder of the electives are filled on a competitive basis.
We offer electives at our following sites:
- Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa.
- Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
- Geisinger Lewistown Hospital in Lewistown, Pa.
Geisinger uses the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities Program (VSLO) for all visiting student fourth-year elective applications. We begin accepting applications for visiting student rotations in April every year and continue to accept applications through the fall and winter, depending on availability. View our catalog of elective offerings and block schedule via VSLO for available electives and rotation dates.
You’re welcome to apply for a visiting student rotation with us to expand your learning experiences. However, acceptance into and/or completion of a visiting rotation doesn’t guarantee an invitation for a residency interview.
Contact us

Program Manager, Health Professions Education
570-271-8121
mrlongenberger@geisinger.edu
Fourth-year clinical electives and sub-internships
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiology
- Critical care medicine
- Dermatology
- Emergency medicine
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- General surgery sub-internship
- Hematology/oncology
- Internal medicine sub-internship
- Internal medicine/pediatrics
- Interventional radiology
- Maternal fetal medicine
- Neonatology
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- OB/GYN sub-internship
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Pain medicine
- Palliative medicine
- Pathology
- Pediatric critical care
- Pediatric gastroenterology
- Pediatric genetics
- Pediatric hematology/oncology
- Pediatric infectious disease
- Pediatric neurology
- Pediatric pulmonology
- Pediatric sub-internship
- Pediatric cardiology
- Physical medicine & rehabilitation
- Plastic & reconstructive surgery
- Pulmonary medicine
- Radiology
- Rheumatology
- Sleep medicine
- Sports medicine
- Thoracic surgery
- Transplant surgery
- Urology
- Vascular surgery
Frequently asked questions
Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) application requirements:
- Application
- Photograph
- CV
- Transcript
- AAMC Standardized Immunization Form
- Confirmation of passing USMLE Step 1 or COMLEX Level 1
- Home institution verification:
1. Completed background checks
2. Confirmation of current BLS
3. Current medical liability and/or malpractice insurance
4. Confirmation student passed USMLE Step 1 or COMLEX Level 1
5. Confirmation of good academic standing
6. Confirmation of OSHA, mask fit test and HIPAA
7. Completion of third-year core clerkships/required rotations
We have limited housing available for rotations located in Danville. If accepted for rotation, you’ll get a link to request housing, but it won’t be guaranteed.
Geisinger hasn’t inspected or investigated these property listings or property owners and doesn’t endorse any of the properties listed. Because the information contained in this listing was obtained from sources not associated with Geisinger, the institution does not accept or assume responsibility for the accuracy of the material, the condition of the properties for lease or the terms of the lease agreement.
Suggested housing options for visiting medical students
Recommended airports:
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
- University Park Airport, State College, Pa.
- Harrisburg International Airport, Harrisburg, Pa.
- Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pa.
A vehicle is recommended for the rotations.
If your rotation is scheduled for Geisinger Medical Center, Danville (Central Campus): 100 N. Academy Ave., Danville, PA 17822
If your rotation is scheduled for Geisinger Lewistown Hospital, Lewistown (West Campus): 400 Highland Ave., Lewistown, PA 17044
If your rotation is scheduled for Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes Barre (Northeast Campus): 1000 East Mountain Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
You may be asked to travel to different locations during your rotation to work with residency program directors and faculty.
Geisinger is committed to an inclusive environment where all learners can readily and efficiently ask for and receive reasonable accommodations necessary to access their learning environment. We welcome students with disabilities to our institution and welcome them to collaborate with us to determine reasonable accommodations, promoting equitable access in their educational environments.
Learners who have utilized clinical accommodations at their home institution and anticipate needing clinical accommodations within their elective clinical/learning experiences should contact Sarah Triano, director of the Center for Learning Excellence, four to six weeks prior to the start of any rotation or as soon as the need for accommodations is identified. Later requests may necessitate rescheduling of the rotation until accommodations can be arranged.
Please note that Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine provides funding for reasonable accommodations for its own students when they participate in electives at other institutions. Our expectation is that funding for such accommodations will be the responsibility of the visiting student's home medical school.