Ventura Family Medicine Residency


Externship Application


Externship Handbook

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. These rotations are open to medical students from LCME accredited schools.

The requirements for the externship include the following:

Completed Application
Letter of good standing from medical school
Letter of malpractice coverage from medical school

We have seen a tremendous increase in demand for our 4th year medical
studentexternships. We give priority to those medical school applicants who
show an interest in broad spectrum Family Medicine and are likely to train here.
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.

A general timeline of what we would expect for early applications is as follows:

       Requested Externship Time                    Deadline for Response
        July through September                                 May 1st
        October through December                            August 1st
January through March    October 1st
April through June    February 1st

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.