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VISITING STUDENTS FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCHOOLS RESEARCH APPLICATION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Date of Application Last Name (Family/Surname) First Name Home Phone Number Email Address(es) Emergency Contact
(Name, Relationship, Phone Number) ( Male Female)
Date & Place of Birth Citizenship First Language English Skill (fluent; good; fair) TOEFL Score (enclose official score report)
(Required for schools where English is not teaching language)
Your Medical School Name/Location Degree you will Earn (e.g. MD or MD/PhD) Expected Graduation Date Date to Begin Research @ Penn * # of Months to Spend @ Penn
Please Describe Your Research Background & Interests (~ 1 page) IMPORTANT: LIST FACULTY @ PENN WITH WHOM YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRAIN:
To find faculty: go to:
http://www.med.upenn.edu/bgs/faculty_search.shtml
Complete Form: Once you have completed this form electronically, please save and attach in an
email to globhlth@mail.med.upenn.edu, along with CV and personal statement. If we are able to find a placement for you, Global Health Programs will send you instructions for the provision of documents required to complete this application (see below).
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Checklist of Documents Required to Complete Application (only if Global Health Programs GHP succeeds in placing you)
official copy of TOEFL score report
(not required if English is the teaching language of the home medical school) immunization record (in English; see following page)
medical school certification and student attestation proof of personal health insurance that will cover you while in the USA
Note: within three weeks of placement, Penns International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) will contact you, via email, requesting that you complete the online J-1 request. This process will require that you upload supporting documentation, including your resume/CV, proof of $2050 per month to cover living expenses while you are in the United States, and a photocopy of your passport identification page.
Be sure to review Preparing for Travel and Welcome to Philadelphia information on GHP website, as early as possible: http://www.med.upenn.edu/globalhealth/intl_students.shtml#PreparingForTravel *If you do not qualify for a visa waiver (not from visa waiver country or staying in USA > 90 days) please allow 3-6 months to arrange visa
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VISITING STUDENTS FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCHOOLS MEDICAL SCHOOL CERTIFICATION AND STUDENT ATTESTATION
This is to certify that the medical student named above is in good standing at this institution and will be returning to this institution to complete medical studies. This further certifies that the information provided on this application is correct, and that the student does have our permission to engage in research activities at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. The student has completed the equivalent of a US bachelors degree (a minimum of four years of post-secondary school education). The student is covered by personal health insurance (attach proof) which covers the student while away from our school and in the United States. In addition, the signature below serves to certify that we have no record of this students ever having engaged in criminal activity of any kind.
MEDICAL SCHOOL OFFICIAL: Last Name : Official Title: Medical School Name:
(if English is not the principal language of instruction, students TOEFL exam results must be provided)
Date
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Be sure to review Preparing for Travel and Welcome to Philadelphia information on GHP website, as early as possible: http://www.med.upenn.edu/globalhealth/intl_students.shtml#PreparingForTravel *If you do not qualify for a visa waiver (not from visa waiver country or staying in USA > 90 days) please allow 3-6 months to arrange visa
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VISITING STUDENTS FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCHOOLS MEDICAL SCHOOL CERTIFICATION AND STUDENT ATTESTATION
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Be sure to review Preparing for Travel and Welcome to Philadelphia information on GHP website, as early as possible: http://www.med.upenn.edu/globalhealth/intl_students.shtml#PreparingForTravel *If you do not qualify for a visa waiver (not from visa waiver country or staying in USA > 90 days) please allow 3-6 months to arrange visa
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HEPATITIS B Requirement: Three doses (doses one and two given four weeks apart, and the third dose at least 4 to 6 months after the first dose) AND a blood test showing *titer quantity/quantitative result (lab report, indicating titer and reference range required ). Dose 1 ____/____/____ Dose 2 ____/____/____ Dose 3 ____/____/____ AND *Titer quantity _________ Lab report attached ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ VARICELLA (Chicken Pox) Requirement: Two doses of chicken pox vaccine are required at least one month apart (must be administered after 1995) OR positive *titer verifying immunity (for positive titers, lab report including reference range, is required). Dose 1 ____/____/____ Dose 2 ____/____/____ OR *Titer quantity _________ Lab report attached _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TETANUS-DIPHTHERIA and PERTUSSIS (Tdap) Requirement: One dose Dose 1 ____/____/____ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ POLIO Requirement: Student must have completed primary series of polio immunizations note below date series was completed. Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) ____/____/____ OR Enhanced Inactivated Polio Vaccine (E-IPV) ____/____/____ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ TTBI (Test of Tuberculosis Infection) Requirement: Two PPDs OR one QuantiFERON/IGRA, all within 12 months of the requested elective start date (regardless of prior vaccination with BCG). Any student with a positive TTBI must include with this application reports of the positive reaction, subsequent chest x-ray, and a TB symptom check done within 12 months of the elective start date. Dates and results of last two PPD tests: ____/____/____ **Reminders** 1) Both PPDs must be done 1 year or less before the elective start date. 2) TTBI (PPD or QuantiFERON/IGRA) positive? If yes, check box and attach radiology report: INFLUENZA Requirement: Students must have current influenza vaccine(s) if they will be at Penn anytime in October through March. Please note that if you received your flu vaccine in a country in the southern hemisphere we may require re-vaccination. Flu Vaccine Date ____/____/____ Health Care Provider Print Name_____________________________________________________________ Signature_______________________________________________________________ Phone #______________________________ Date_________________________________ Negative Positive ____/____/____ Negative Negative Positive Positive OR Date and result of QuantiFERON/IGRA blood test for TB infection ____/____/____
Be sure to review Preparing for Travel and Welcome to Philadelphia information on GHP website, as early as possible: http://www.med.upenn.edu/globalhealth/intl_students.shtml#PreparingForTravel *If you do not qualify for a visa waiver (not from visa waiver country or staying in USA > 90 days) please allow 3-6 months to arrange visa
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1. I have been offered a volunteer research opportunity within the Perelman School of Medicine for educational/training purposes. 2. I understand that laboratories are specialized environments in which chemicals, biological materials, and special instruments are often used, which can have the potential for creating hazardous conditions. I agree to follow supervision in order to reduce such risk. I am aware of the potential for such risk, and I agree to volunteer in a Perelman School of Medicine laboratory. 3. In the event of any emergency occurring during my volunteer experience, I grant permission to the University of Pennsylvania, its physicians, members of the faculty, agents and employees to provide such emergency care and treatment as in their judgment may be deemed necessary or advisable. I agree to cover the cost of such emergency care and treatment, if any. 4. I accept responsibility for providing any treatment or care I might require beyond emergency treatment. Signed: ____________________________________ Signed (witness):_________________________________ Date: ______________________________________ Date: _________________________________________
As the undersigned parent/guardian of ________________________________________________, I understand and consent as follows: Print Minor Students Full First and Last Name 1. My child has been offered a volunteer research opportunity within the Perelman School of Medicine for educational/training purposes. 2. I understand that laboratories are specialized environments in which chemicals, biological materials, and special instruments are often used, which can have the potential for creating hazardous conditions. I am aware of the potential for such risk, and I agree to my childs volunteering in a Perelman School of Medicine laboratory. 3. In the event of any emergency occurring during my childs volunteer experience, I grant permission to the University of Pennsylvania, its physicians, members of the faculty, agents and employees to provide such emergency care and treatment as in their judgment may be deemed necessary or advisable. I agree to cover the cost of such emergency care and treatment, if any. 4. I accept responsibility for providing any treatment or care my child might require beyond emergency treatment. Name of Parent/Guardian: (Please print full name): _________________________________________________ Signed: ____________________________________ Signed (witness):_________________________________
Be sure to review Preparing for Travel and Welcome to Philadelphia information on GHP website, as early as possible: http://www.med.upenn.edu/globalhealth/intl_students.shtml#PreparingForTravel *If you do not qualify for a visa waiver (not from visa waiver country or staying in USA > 90 days) please allow 3-6 months to arrange visa
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Be sure to review Preparing for Travel and Welcome to Philadelphia information on GHP website, as early as possible: http://www.med.upenn.edu/globalhealth/intl_students.shtml#PreparingForTravel *If you do not qualify for a visa waiver (not from visa waiver country or staying in USA > 90 days) please allow 3-6 months to arrange visa
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