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VSAS for Students
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Resources for Students
Online Resources
View
our student handout (PDF, 3 pages) to learn more
about the VSAS application process.
Questions?
Please contact VSAS at vsas@aamc.org or 202-478-9878.
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New Host Institutions Accepting VSAS Applications in 2010!
In addition to more U.S. AAMC member schools joining VSAS as host
institutions in 2010, VSAS has expanded availability to members
of the AAMC's Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH)
through a pilot program this year.
The Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) is an AAMC application
designed to streamline the application process for senior "away"
electives at other U.S. LCME medical schools and independent academic
medical centers that are members of the Council of Teaching Hospitals
and Health Systems (COTH). This service requires students to submit
just one application for all institutions, effectively reducing
paperwork, miscommunication, and time. VSAS also provides a centralized
location for managing offers and tracking decisions. It was created
at the request of two GSA committees: Committee
on Student Records (COSR) and Committee
on Student Affairs (COSA).
When can I use VSAS?
After first launching in April 2008, VSAS will remain open indefinitely.
- Access VSAS: You may log in to VSAS once your home school
issues you authorizations.
- Submit applications: You may submit applications only
after a VSAS host institution makes their electives available
for application. This application date will vary from institution
to institution so use your VSAS "Institutions" tab to
research these dates.
Do I need to use VSAS?
You will only use VSAS if you are enrolled at
a U.S.
LCME medical school and are applying for senior away electives
at any of the following host institutions. Review VSAS host institution
application requirements, when the institution will begin accepting
applications, fee information, and more by clicking on an institution's
name (our new host institutions will be linked to their institution
information pages in mid-February)!
If you are not applying to one of these institutions,
please use the Extramural
Electives Compendium (EEC) for visiting student application
information.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I cancel/withdraw a submitted application?
If I accept an offer, will that affect my pending
applications at another host institution?
How do I reorder my submitted applications?
Do the host institutions have additional application
requirements outside of VSAS?
How do I log in to VSAS?
How do I get started using the software?
What are the VSAS application requirements?
Can Canadian, international and osteopathic
students use VSAS?
What is an "authorization"?
More Frequently Asked Questions >>
Questions or Concerns?
Please contact VSAS at vsas@aamc.org or 202-478-9878, Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.– 5 p.m. ET.
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