GW Elective & Research Rotations

GW Residents who wish to pursue elective rotations or research at a non-affiliated institution must have approval from the Associate Dean for GME. Residents must complete and submit an Elective Rotation Form or a Research Rotation Form. 

The rotation must provide an educational experience that is not available at GW. It is financially advantageous to the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) to provide training “in-house” to its residents, if possible. When a resident rotates to a non-affiliated institution, Medicare does not reimburse GW for the resident services while, in most cases, GW continues to pay the resident salary and benefits. Residents are not covered by the SMHS self-insurance trust for malpractice unless the rotation is approved by the Office of Graduate Medical Education and communicated to the University’s Risk Management Office.

Download the necessary forms below:


Additional form required for J-1 Visa Residents/Fellows

 

 

Visiting Resident Resources

Visiting rotations are subject to approval by the appropriate GW program director. 

  • Contact the program director or the residency coordinator to obtain approval.
  • Upon approval, the residency coordinator will submit a complete Visiting Resident Pre-Authorization Application Visiting Resident Pre-Authorization Form along with the visiting resident's institutional email address to the GME Office. The GME Office will email the visiting resident a link to the GW MedHub site for completion of required documents.  All requirements must be met and all documents submitted 90 days before the start date of the rotation.  Please refer to the Visiting Resident Timeline for details.
  • Visiting Resident Policy