Visiting Student Guidelines for Application and Registration
Our school welcomes eligible visiting students as space permits. To be considered, all visiting students must submit the following documentation in addition to their application materials:
- Current academic transcript
- Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification
- MD/DO students must hold ACLS certification
- Proof of personal health insurance coverage
- Completed background check that includes:
- Social Security Number Verification
- National Criminal Search
- County Criminal Search
- National Sexual Offender Search
- HHS/OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities
- GSA List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs
- Additional requirements may vary by rotation
General Visiting Student Policies
- Students are responsible for arranging their own housing.
- We will complete evaluations for visiting students and provide them directly to the student’s home institution. External evaluation forms will not be completed.
- Academic credit is awarded only by the student’s home institution.
- All visiting students must check in prior to the start of the experience and complete an exit interview with the VHS Experiential Learning Office.
- Visiting students may participate in one experience per academic year.
- At this time, we are unable to accept international visiting students.
School of Health Professions Visiting Students (Non-MD/DO)
We offer experiential learning opportunities for students across a variety of health professions. All non-MD/DO students must complete the online Visiting Student Application to be considered. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
Once your application has been reviewed, the VHS Experiential Learning Office will notify you of the decision by email.
Current ODU Health Professions students interested in rotations should contact
Jill Haught — haughtjm@odu.edu
Application Process & Timeline
Applications must be submitted at least 45 days prior to the requested start date. All learning experiences require multiple levels of internal review and approval. Only complete applications will be reviewed. Please do not email departments directly for application status updates. Our students receive priority placement for all learning experiences.
If approved, you will receive onboarding instructions. All onboarding tasks must be completed and approved at least 30 days prior to your start date. A $150 visiting student fee will be due at that time, along with required health and compliance documentation (requirements may vary by program).
MD/DO Visiting Students
All MD/DO visiting students must apply through the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) system.
- Visiting MD/DO students must be currently enrolled and in good standing at a LCME or ACOA medical school located in the United States.
- Visiting fourth-year students may complete up to four weeks of electives.
- Most electives are four weeks in duration and follow a fixed block schedule.
- Electives are not available to third-year students.
- Our students receive priority for all electives.
VSLO Application Cycle
For the 2026–2027 academic year, the VSLO Elective Catalog opens January 30, 2026 and will begin accepting applications February 16th. Most elective offer notifications will begin after April 1, 2026.
Application Process & Timeline
MD/DO students must apply through VSLO at least 60 days before the start of your rotation. All requests must receive departmental approval before an offer is extended. This is completed internally. Please do not contact departments directly regarding placement or application status. The VHS Experiential Learning Office will notify applicants of acceptance or denial through VSLO.
If accepted:
- You must accept or decline the offer in VSLO within 7 days.
- Within 3–5 days of acceptance, you will receive a welcome email with onboarding instructions.
- All onboarding tasks and VSLO post-decision requirements must be completed and approved at least 30 days prior to the start date.
- A $200 visiting student fee will be collected during onboarding.
Your rotation is considered confirmed upon acceptance in VSLO; however, your VSLO status will not change to Offered Confirmed until all onboarding and documentation requirements have been reviewed and approved.
2026–2027 Elective Rotation Schedule
Visiting students must follow the session schedule below:
- Session 1: March 30 – April 26, 2026
- Session 2: April 27 – May 24, 2026
- Session 3: June 1 – June 28, 2026
- Session 4: June 29 – July 26, 2026
- Session 5: July 27 – August 23, 2026
- Session 6: August 24 – September 20, 2026
- Session 7: September 21 – October 18, 2026
- Session 8: October 19 – November 15, 2026
- Session 9: November 16 – December 20, 2026**
- Includes Fall Break: November 23 – November 29, 2026
- Session 10: January 4 – January 31, 2027
- Session 11: February 1 – February 28, 2027
Contact information
For questions about visiting student rotations or the application process, please contact:
Jill Haught
Phone: 757-446-5866
Email: haughtjm@odu.edu
