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Ventura Family Medicine Residency, Office of Medical Education, 3291 Loma Vista Rd. Ventura, CA 93003 - Phone (805) 652-6228
Questions, Comments, Suggestions, please contact Bryan Wong, MD Webmaster: bryan.wong@ventura.org
Our residency program offers those who are interested in completing a clerkship at our program the opportunity to do so. Most students choose to complete a full 4-week rotation, but certainly accomodations can be made for lengths between 1-4 weeks. The experience can be catered to the interest of the student and usually combine a mixture of both inpatient and outpatient exposure. Since we limit the number of students on each rotation, we ask you to rank your preferences for the rotation from amongst the different specialties offered. Specialties include Inpatient Medicine/Pediatrics, Obstretrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Intensive Care Unit, Emerency Department (except July-Aug), Outpatient Pediatrics, Ortho/Sports Medicine.
We have seen a tremendous increase in demand for our 4th year medical student
externships. Since we have a limited number of rotations for externs at a given time, and desire to maintain the quality of the experience, you may not hear from us immediately regarding your request for an externship. Please be reassured that every application that is submitted is reviewed in its entirety. We may not be able to grant externships immediately as applications come in, but will need to hold applications temporarily so that applicants can be evaluated amongst a larger group of peers. We anticipate for those that have submitted applications early (prior to April), to hear a response no later than May 15th.
This date is NOT a deadline for applications, but simply a deadline of when you would expect to hear a response from us for those that have applied early. We apologize in advance for the inconvenience this may cause in delaying the scheduling of your 4th year, but be assured that this process is aimed to maintain the quality of the externship experience at VCMC.
click here to view the Medical Student Externship Handbook for 2008-2009