Stritch uses the Visiting Student Application Service (VSLO), to receive visiting student applications. Our VSLO Catalog will be aviailable for viewing around January 22nd, 2024. the earliest students will be accepted is February 4th, 2024 for the May period. There is a rolling acceptance for each subsequesnt period. Please see the Registration Timetables below for earliest acceptance dates for each period.  All applications must adhere to our timetable of block period dates.  To apply, please complete a VSLO application for your preferred electives and dates. Learn moreabout VSLO.  

*Limited elective rotations available in these months.

All applications must adhere to our timetable of block period dates.

IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR VISITING PHYSICIANS-In-TRAINING

All visiting student applicants must comply with our immunization requirements, documentation of which will be reviewed by the Health Sciences Camous Wellness Center.  Please note that you are required to show titer results to indicate proof of immunity. Our immunization requirements are below: 

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine requires students to show proof of surveillance for tuberculosis infection within 12 months of their scheduled clinical rotation and proof of immunization against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B, and Tetanus, Diphtheria & Pertussis (TDAP vaccine). You also must include your laboratory titer results to prove your Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, and Hepatitis B immunity. Proof of annual influenza immunization required for rotations between November 1 and April 30. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all 2021-22 visiting student rotations (details below).

COVID-19 VACCINE REQUIREMENT DETAILS:

Loyola University Chicago requires all visiting students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to attending any elective courses*.

Loyola will accept medical and religious exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Medical exemption requires a letter from a health care provider stating that the immunization is medically contraindicated. Religious exemption requires a signed written statement from the student describing the reason for the exemption and must include the following, as dictated by the State of Illinois:

• An explanation of the reason for exemption in your own words;
• A description of the religious principle that guides your objection;
• An indication of if this religious belief constitutes an objection to all immunizations or only this vaccine; if it is not an objection to all immunizations you must explain the religious basis for not receiving this particular immunization;
• A statement that the student is aware they will be prohibited from attending their elective in the case of a vaccine-preventable outbreak or exposure.

*If not fully vaccinated (two weeks after your last dose) by the start of your rotation at Loyola, you will be unable to attend your scheduled elective course.

Rotations will be cancelled for physicians-in-training who have not been vaccinated or who do not submit the required documentation in VSLO.

FLU VACCINE REQUIREMENT DETAILS:

All students, physicians and staff at Loyola University Medical Center are required to be vaccinated for the seasonal flu. It is mandatory for all visiting students participating in electives at Loyola (and affiliated sites) to show proof of seasonal flu vaccination, beginning with the November elective rotations.
 
You will not be allowed to participate in your scheduled elective unless you are vaccinated and will be required to show proof of your seasonal flu vaccine before you can begin your elective. Please provide the documentation of your vaccination to your elective coordinator upon arrival at your elective service.
 
Acceptable documentation includes a signed statement from the vaccine provider giving the date, type of vaccine, name and address of the provider, the manufacturer, lot number, and dose. If you have had your flu vaccine this year but have misplaced your documentation, your elective coordinator will give you a form to fill out attesting to this.

Additional Info:

• Detailed Visiting Student Requirements & Policies [for students at US allopathic and osteopathic schools]
• Requirements & Policies for Students at International Schools
• Visiting Student FAQ
• Directions and Campus Map

For more information on our visiting student electives, please contact Rosemary Calcagno or 708-216-3222.

Documents for visiting students who have been accepted and will be visiting Loyola:

• Instructions_Epic_CBL.pdf