“Inside” B.U. Electives

There are endless resources for identifying clinical elective sites. Students are strongly encouraged to review established BUSM-affiliated sites before exploring “outside” electives. One month of an “inside” elective counts as a BUSM elective (i.e., not an “away” elective). This is pertinent to the fact that students are permitted only three away electives during their fourth year.

Inside Elective Countries

The following countries sponsor BUSM students for inside electives since affiliations have been established at the sites designated below. Faculty approval for each inside elective may be different.

• Armenia
• Child Family Health International (any electives sponsored by this organization are eligible)
• Israel
• Lesotho (this elective is based in the Family Medicine Dept at BMC)

Inside Medical Spanish Inside Electives

There are several medical programs that qualify as inside electives because of known faculty connections and successful track records. See full list of approved medical Spanish programs for fourth-year credit.