New Host Institutions are Invited to Join VSAS in 2010!

VSAS is an AAMC application designed to make it easier for medical students to apply for senior electives at U.S. LCME medical schools and independent academic medical centers. This service requires students to submit just one application for all institutions, effectively reducing paperwork, miscommunication, and time for students and staff.

Who may use VSAS?

In addition to inviting more U.S. AAMC member schools to join VSAS as host institutions for 2010, VSAS is expanding availability to members of the AAMC's Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH) through a pilot program next year. Information, benefits and instructions on joining are now available.

In 2009, 64 U.S. LCME medical schools are using VSAS to accept elective applications while all other U.S. schools continue to use their own application system. Any student enrolled at a U.S. LCME medical school applying to these VSAS host institutions may use VSAS.

Schools, whose students apply through VSAS, will use VSAS to support these students' applications.

Canadian, International and Osteopathic Students

VSAS is not yet available for international, osteopathic, or students enrolled at Canadian medical schools to use. Please use the Extramural Electives Compendium (EEC) for visiting student application information.