SMD/SMH Educational Experiences
SMD/SMH Educational Experiences
Primary Program of Entry Selection Guide
| Student Type SMD or SMH | Experience Type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid | Paid | ||||||||
SMD research or administrative experience; research may include clinical shadowing or research-related patient contact | SMH clinical shadowing only | SMH clinical or non-clinical experience only (no research component) | SMH volunteer positions (civic, humanitarian, or charitable) | SMD research; may include patient contact | SMD administrative experience | SMH clinical experience only (no research component) | SMH administrative experience | ||
| US Citizen or visa is sponsored elsewhere (non-UR) (non-MD) | High School | SMD I/S | SMH 12.07 | L & D | FoS | HR | HR | HR | HR |
| Undergrad | SMD I/S* | SMH 12.07 | L & D | FoS | VGSP or HR** | HR | HR | HR | |
| Grad | SMD I/S* | SMH 12.07 | L & D | FoS | VGSP or HR** | HR | HR | HR | |
| Not a student | SMD I/S shadowing only | SMH 12.07 or 12.07.1 | L & D | FoS | HR | HR | HR | HR | |
| Needs visa (non-UR) (non-MD) | High School | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Undergrad | VGSP | n/a | n/a | n/a | VGSP | HR | HR | HR | |
| Grad | VGSP | n/a | n/a | n/a | VGSP | HR | HR | HR | |
| Not a student | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | HR | HR | HR | HR | |
| UR Students (non-MD) | Undergrad | SMD I/S | SMH 12.07 | L & D | FoS | UR SEO | UR SEO | UR SEO | UR SEO |
| Grad, SMD | GEPA | SMH 12.07 | GEPA | GEPA | UR SEO | UR SEO | UR SEO | UR SEO | |
| Grad, non-SMD | SMD I/S | SMH 12.07 | L & D | FoS | UR SEO | UR SEO | UR SEO | UR SEO | |
| MD Students | SMD MD | OMSEP | OMSEP | OMSEP | OMSEP | UR SEO | UR SEO | UR SEO | UR SEO |
| Non-SMD, US | SMD I/S* | OME Registrar | OME Registrar | OMSEP | HR | HR | HR | HR | |
| Non-SMD, non-US | VGSP | n/a | OMSEP | n/a | HR | HR | HR | HR | |
* If health insurance is required, VGSP is necessary rather than SMD I/S and the experience must be greater than 8 weeks.
** Typically, local students, such as those from RIT or Brockport, should go through HR as co-op students.
Key to Program Abbreviations
- FoS
- Friends of Strong
585-275-2420 | fos@urmc.rochester.edu - GEPA
- Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs
585-273-1619 | sharon_mccullough@urmc.rochester.edu - HR
- Human Resources: discuss with your HR Business Partner
- L & D
- Learning and Development Office
585-273-4270 | sarah_lesniak@urmc.rochester.edu - n/a
- Not applicable; this type of student is not permitted this type of experience.
- OME Registrar
- Office for Medical Education Registrar
585-275-4541 | mdreg2@urmc.rochester.edu - OMSEP
- Office of Medical Student Enrichment Programs (OMSEP)
585-275-4537 | OME_VIS@urmc.rochester.edu - SMD I/S
- SMD Unpaid Academic Internship and Shadowing Program
585-275-5022 | SMD-Internship-Program@URMC.Rochester.edu - SMH 12.07
- Strong Memorial Hospital Policy 12.07: Short-Term Observational Experiences
Strong Memorial Hospital Policy 12.07.1: Observational Experiences for Professional Clinicians
Compliance with these policies is managed at the department level per the instructions detailed in the policies. If you have questions about the policies, contact: Elizabeth W. Conderman, 585-276-6065. - SMH COO
- Please contact Kathy Parrinello for guidance.
- UR SEO
- University of Rochester Student Employment
- VGSP
- Visiting Graduate Student Program