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VSLO® Program Updates
VSLO System Modernization: Coming in 2026
The AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities™ (VSLO®) program is enhancing its system for institutions and students. These modifications—based on user-feedback—will optimize the experience for everyone.
With these modifications, Host institutions will be able to make electives visible within an open catalog, increasing transparency and flexibility for Home and Host institutions and helping applicants better develop their away rotation strategies. Host institutions will also be able to see one application for all date requests for an elective versus multiple separate applications, streamlining the application review process.
Streamlined, flexible, and transparent. This is the new VSLO system.
VSLO Program Bulletin
Last Updated: February 19, 2026
Message from the VSLO Team
Dear VSLO Colleagues,
Last week, we held the second part of the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities™ (VSLO®) student training. The recordings of both trainings are now available on the VSLO Resources and Training page. Whether you or your students are looking for a general overview of the VSLO application service or want to see the complete process from starting an application to submitting it, these two trainings answer the most frequently asked questions from students.
As we proceed through the season, you and your teams can connect with us during VSLO Office Hours, a one-hour session dedicated to answering any questions you may have. View Office Hour dates and register to join us.
We also want to let you know that the planned launch of the modernized VSLO system will be this fall. The decision was informed by 2024-2025 data on VSLO application service usage as well as an analysis of historical VSLO activity. Exact dates will be shared as we get closer to the fall 2026 launch. Please be assured that the transition to the new system will occur within a shortened window. For now, you can bookmark the VSLO Program Updates page and stay tuned for additional updates.
We look forward to connecting with you as the AAMC spring meeting season begins! For those who will be attending the 2026 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Annual Conference this week, we hope you will come by the AAMC exhibit booth (127) to say hello.
Sincerely,
The AAMC VSLO Team
VSLO Program Updates
The VSLO Program Welcomes New Host Institutions
We would like to welcome the following Host institutions, and look forward to their contributions to the robust set of opportunities available to students in the VSLO application service:
- BayCare Health System
- Doctors Hospital at Renaissance
- Intermountain Medical Center
- Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
- Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
- McLeod Regional Medical Center
- Memorial Hospital Gulfport
- Sutter Coast Hospital
- Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
- Willis Knighton Health
Submit Your Opportunities to the Visiting Scholars Resources Database
We invite institutions with research opportunities and those offering unique academic, professional, and financial resources for visiting students to submit their opportunities to the Visiting Scholars Resources Database. Submit your opportunities and resources.
Add VSLO Emails to Your Safe Senders List
If you or your colleagues have encountered any issues receiving VSLO communications, please be sure to add <visitingstudents@email.aamc.org> to your Safe Senders list in Outlook or a comparable feature in your email platform. All VSLO emails are sent from this address.
Review Billing Contact in the VSLO Application Service
Please review the contact listed under the “Billing Contact” section on your institution’s “Contact Information” page in the VSLO application service. As noted, this is for internal use only as we will send the annual VSLO participation invoice to the listed contact in April. If you have any questions, please contact the AAMC Support Center.
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About the VSLO Program
The AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities™ (VSLO®) program enables medical and public health students to pursue short-term learning opportunities in locations away from their Home institutions.
We appreciate your candid feedback as it helps us identify and prioritize any resource or system enhancements. Please contact the AAMC Support Center or call 202-478-9878 if you have any questions. Representatives are available Monday - Friday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.