{"id":21,"date":"2014-06-30T15:56:57","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T19:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/isep\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2025-05-06T12:07:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:07:41","slug":"housing-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/isep\/housing-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>International medical students undertaking an elective at Boston Medical Center may use the following information to secure housing while in Boston.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/isep\/files\/2019\/04\/map-of-Boston-e1556651246792.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/isep\/files\/2019\/04\/map-of-Boston-e1556651246792.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"309\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-625\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location of\u00a0 Your Elective:\u00a0Boston Medical Center (BMC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before you begin your housing search, please note the location of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/\">Boston Medical Center<\/a>\u00a0(BMC) on the map (to the left). BMC is located in Boston\u2019s South End.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The address of Boston Medical Center is One Boston Medical Center Place,\u00a0Boston, MA 02118.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/65D05\">Map of BMC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmc.org\/patients\/directions.htm\">Directions to BMC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Office of Housing Resources (B.U. Medical Campus) <\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ohr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Housing Resources<\/a>\u00a0at B.U. Medical Campus assists B.U. Medical Campus students with finding a place\u00a0to live in the Boston and surrounding areas. It is a good place to start your\u00a0search for housing. See these links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ohr\/internationalstudents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resources for international students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ohr\/files\/2023\/01\/Housing-Reference-Sheet-2023-2024.pdf\">Boston housing reference sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ohr\/shorttermoptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Short term housing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>B.U. Off-Campus Services\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>B.U. Off-Campus Services maintains listings of available apartments and sublets\u00a0in the greater Boston area. You will also find information about tenant rights\u00a0and responsibilities, neighborhood descriptions, definitions of common rental\u00a0terms, considerations before signing a lease, and more. You may access\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/offcampus.bu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Off-Campus Services<\/a> as a guest for 30 days to review listings. You will not have access to the Roommate Finder, that is for only registered students. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/offcampus.bu.edu\/registration\/guest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guest Registration<\/a>\u00a0for access.<\/p>\n<p><b>Short-Term Housing Options <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rotatingroom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RotatingRoom.com<\/a>\u00a0is a student-run website that helps medical students find and post sublets\u00a0while doing away rotations at hospitals around the country.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sublet.com\/city_rentals\/bostonarea_rentals.asp?rent=mediumterm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sublet.com<\/a>\u00a0provides a global marketplace where tenants and landlords can match their\u00a0rental housing needs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Airbnb<\/a> is community\u00a0marketplace for people to list and book unique accommodations worldwide.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roommates.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roommates.com<\/a>\u00a0is a roommate referral agency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Homestay Options <\/b><\/p>\n<p>A homestay is a stay at a residence by a traveler (usually a visiting foreign\u00a0student) who is hosted by a local family for one to six months. The student\u00a0usually has his\/her own bedroom, private or shared bathroom, and access to a\u00a0kitchen. Homestays are often less expensive than other housing options, but\u00a0they are often less private.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonhomestay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Boston Homestay\u00a0Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalimmersions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Global Immersions,\u00a0Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[Boston University does not endorse any companies and accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of housing listings available via the links above. Contact with persons and companies listed herein are conducted at your own risk.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International medical students undertaking an elective at Boston Medical Center may use the following information to secure housing while in Boston. Location of\u00a0 Your Elective:\u00a0Boston Medical Center (BMC) Before you begin your housing search, please note the location of\u00a0Boston Medical Center\u00a0(BMC) on the map (to the left). BMC is located in Boston\u2019s South End. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":910,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/isep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/isep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/isep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/isep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/isep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/isep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":887,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/isep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/isep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}