Sponsored by the Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs, VEPSUM offers four-week electives at the Mount Sinai Health System and its teaching affiliates in the Graduate Medical Education Consortium to a limited number of qualified fourth-year medical students from different backgrounds who attend U.S.-accredited medical schools. VEPSUM is designed to broaden experiences and perspectives in the house staff and the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and its affiliated institutions by facilitating talented rising 4th year medical students (MD/DO) from different backgrounds including those who are economically disadvantaged and/or have limited access to high-quality early exposure rotations in medicine to gain access to clinical electives and experiences in residency training programs throughout the health system. The total number of accepted VEPSUM students is contingent upon available funding and placement capacity.

Who is Eligible for VEPSUM

Third-year medical students who:

• Attend U.S. accredited allopathic medical schools (i.e., are enrolled in Medical Degree-granting programs)

• Attend osteopathic medical schools (i.e., are enrolled in Doctor of Osteopathy-granting programs)

Who is NOT Eligible for VEPSUM

Applications will not be accepted from medical students who:

• Attend non-US medical schools including currently enrolled in or graduated from foreign medical schools

• Attend non-AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) accredited medical schools

• F-1 Visa foreign students who attend U.S. Medical Schools

Please note: The VEPSUM program is separate from the general program for visiting domestic and international medical students offered through our Office for Student Affairs.