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Eligibility Criteria

High School Students

  • Must currently be working on a school project relating to the medical field. Must supply a letter from his/her professor endorsing and outlining the project and written on school letterhead AND
  • Participating in the Dallas Mayor’s program OR
  • Participating in Health Science Tech High School OR
  • High school symposia and affiliation agreements (required)
  • Must be 18 or older

Undergraduate Students

  • Must currently be working on a school project relating to the medical field. Must supply a letter from his/her professor endorsing and outlining the project and written on school letterhead.
  • Participating in UTSW Stars Summer Research program
  • UTA Engineering Boot Camp/Capstone Project
  • UT PACT, UT SHAPE JAMP accelerated undergraduate/medical school combined programs, which is conducted via Student Affairs Department
  • Must have up-to-date immunization records including a negative TB test within last 12 months

Medical Students

  • Must be a currently enrolled UTSW medical student or UTSW graduate student

Residents/Fellows

  • Must be in a UTSW residency/fellowship program. Non-UTSW residents/fellows must have a PLA Agreement Letter in place, which can take up to 120 days
  • Observership not considered
  • Must have up-to-date immunization records including a negative TB test within last 12 months

Graduates of a Medical School

  • Must have completed a residency or fellowship program AND
  • Must be requesting a case-specific observation from local physicians for a single case OR
  • Must be a U.S. physician seeking additional training, formalized under CME that is not in place
  • Must have up-to-date immunization records including a negative TB test within last 12 months

International Graduates of a Medical School

To be considered applicants must meet the following requirements:

  • Must have completed a residency or fellowship program AND
  • Must be fluent in the English language
  • Must be affiliated with UTSW designated sister institute OR
  • Must be a physician at UTSW for a clinic fellowship research OR
  • Must be a physician who completed specialty or subspecialty training OR
  • Must be formalized under the Global Health Initiative, currently not in place OR
  • Must have up-to-date immunization records including a negative TB test within last 12 months
  • Must have a faculty sponsor
  • Must have a valid Visa

International Applicants

To be considered applicants must meet the following requirements:

  • Must be fluent in the English language
  • Must have up-to-date immunization records including a negative TB test within last 12 months
  • Must be formalized under the Global Health Initiative, currently not in place 
  • Must have a faculty sponsor
  • Must have a valid Visa

UTSW Employees

  • Special approval required by the Office of Human Resources as part of higher education program
  • Can observe for up to three days

Family Members of UTSW Employees

  • High school students wanting to shadow in the OR or procedural areas are required to get approval by surgical services
  • Must have up-to-date immunization records including a negative TB test within last 12 months

Advance Practice Practitioners Students

  • Special approval required for clinical rotations; observerships not considered
  • Please contact the Office of Advanced Practice to coordinate a clinical rotation
  • Must have up-to-date immunization records including a negative TB test within last 12 months

Others

  • Must be conducting/participating in clinical or translational research OR
  • Must be requested by other hospitals to send their team for training
  • Must have up-to-date immunization records including a negative TB test within last 12 months
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