As the world begins to return to a new normal, our program schedules and formats may be changed. Be sure to call the coordinator of the program in advance for further information or if you have any questions.
HSS faculty participate as mentors for shadowing in clinical and operative environments in a range of subspecialties. Days and times vary.
Eligibility: MS1 - MS4 at an LCME-accredited medical school or Osteopathic School. Undergraduate students may participate in the Academic Visitor Program.
HSS celebrates the transition to a single GME accreditation system, allowing us to welcome candidates from osteopathic (DO) and allopathic (MD) programs, and others who meet ACGME eligibility requirements. We thank those who flagged outdated information on our website, and have made those updates. We believe in providing the highest quality training for ALL medical school candidates or graduates interested in our medical student, residency and fellowship programs, and are committed to supporting the next generation of leaders in musculoskeletal health.
Duration: 4 to 6 weeks
Contact: Email academictraining@hss.edu or call 212.606.1466
The Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship is an 8-week program of mentored research designed to introduce students who have completed their first year of medical school to research opportunities in orthopaedic basic science, translational science, and clinical research in orthopaedics.
Eligibility: Students who have completed their first year at an LCME-accredited US medical school are eligible to apply.
Duration: June 13, 2022 to August 5, 2022
Stipend: $5,000
Number of fellowships offered: 16
Application Deadline: January 18, 2022
Completed applications must be submitted to the Academic Training Department though the online application which will open in December 2021.
A selection committee will review the applications and determine the final candidates. Applicants will be notified of the status of their applications by the month of March 2022. Selected students will be given the contact information of all prospective mentors, along with descriptions of the projects offered. Securing a fellowship position will be contingent on the student being accepted by a mentor.
Fellowship Director: Chisa Hidaka, MD
For questions not addressed in the Student FAQs, email Karla Felix, PhD, Director of GME Curriculum and Evaluation, at felixk@hss.edu.
Examples of Past Research Projects
Areas of Concentration (AOC) is a required component of the Weill Cornell Medical College curriculum. Weill Cornell students may choose to fulfill this requirement at HSS.
The Areas of Concentration (AOC) program provides each student the opportunity to identify an area of interest and to participate in scholarly activities, research, and/or training in that area of interest. Students will prepare an original scholarly project (SP) under the supervision of a faculty mentor.
Eligibility: MS2 and MS3 at Weill Cornell Medical College
Duration: 6 months to 2 years
Medical students interested in pursuing AOC at HSS, email academictraining@hss.edu, attention Chisa Hidaka.
Hospital for Special Surgery offers clinical electives for students in their fourth year of medical school. Applications are accepted through the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities website, and applicants must meet all criteria in order to be accepted. Medical Student Elective placement runs on a first-come, first-served basis. However, Weill Cornell Medical College students are given priority via an open enrollment that precedes regular enrollment. Electives are offered from July through November to eligible students through AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities® (VSLO®) program.
Eligibility: MS4 at an LCME-accredited medical school or Osteopathic School. Students in medical schools outside the US must apply through the Weill Cornell Medicine Office of Global Health Education and are permitted to rotate between January and June only.
HSS celebrates the transition to a single GME accreditation system, allowing us to welcome candidates from osteopathic (DO) and allopathic (MD) programs, and others who meet ACGME eligibility requirements. We thank those who flagged outdated information on our website, and have made those updates. We believe in providing the highest quality training for ALL medical school candidates or graduates interested in our medical student, residency and fellowship programs, and are committed to supporting the next generation of leaders in musculoskeletal health.
Duration: 2 or 4 weeks
Electives are available in:
The Leon Root Pediatric Orthopaedic Research Award & Medical Student Program is designed to facilitate high-level clinical research in the Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Service of HSS.
The ideal applicant is:
Research Award Medical Student will be responsible for:
To apply, please send the following to Emily Dodwell, MD (DodwellE@hss.edu) and John Denneen (DenneenJ@hss.edu):
Applications are accepted September 1st, 2021 to December 15th, 2021.
Decisions are made by February 1st, 2022.
If you have any questions, please contact the current Leon Root Fellow (2021-2022), Nicolas Pascual-Leone, at pascualleonen@hss.edu or Dr. Dodwell dodwell@hss.edu
MODULE A
July 5, 2022 – July 31, 2022
MODULE B
Aug 1, 2022 – Aug 28, 2022
MODULE C
Aug 29, 2022 – Sept 25, 2022
MODULE D
Sept 26, 2022 – Oct 23, 2022
MODULE E
Oct 24, 2022 – Nov 20, 2022
MODULE F
Nov 21, 2022 – Dec 18, 2022
MODULE G
Jan 3, 2023 – Jan 29, 2023
MODULE H
Jan 30, 2023 – Feb 26, 2023
MODULE I
Feb 27, 2023 – Mar 26, 2023
MODULE J
Apr 3, 2023 – Apr 30, 2023
MODULE K
May 1, 2023 – May 28, 2023
MODULE L
May 29, 2023 – June 25, 2023
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