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Medical Student Rotations
We are pleased to offer medical students the opportunity to rotate at Rochester Regional Health!
Rotating students will participate in a 4-week rotation including both inpatient and outpatient experiences. These rotations provide hands-on clinical training alongside attendings and residents, providing opportunities to be a part of patient care across various rehabilitation settings. In addition, medical students are expected to participate in weekly didactics covering core PM&R topics.
LECOM Medical Students
Rochester Regional Health System is pleased to have broadened its partnership with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and is now the largest clinical campus for the nation’s largest medical school. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) students, please view the LECOM page for additional materials and information.
Please follow your institutional guidelines to request RRH PMR as an elective.
Non-LECOM Medical Students
If you are interested in rotating at RRH for a PMR rotation, please notify your School Coordinator and submit a completed Rotation Request Form to GraduateMedical.Education@rochesterregional.org AND PMRResidency@rochesterregional.org. You will need to include a copy of your CV and a letter of interest.
We also offer opportunities for other professional students!
Physician Assistant Rotations
Rochester Regional Health is proudly affiliated with RIT’s Physician Assistant Program; if you are a current RIT student, please work directly with your Scheduling Coordinator. We consider all other PA rotation requests on a case-by-case basis dependent on availability.
We encourage you to reach out to your school’s Scheduling Coordinator if you are interested in a rotation with us.
*Note that rotations made directly with preceptors are tentative and subject to Medical Education Office approval and coordination for proper onboarding.
If you are interested in a rotation, please notify your School Coordinator and submit a completed Rotation Request Form to Graduatemedical.education@rochesterregional.org.
Advanced Nursing Degree Rotations (NP, DNP, CNS, CNM, CRNA)
Rochester Regional Health offers several Advanced Nursing Degree Clinical Rotation opportunities. Interest in rotating with us should be made directly with your Academic Institutions Clinical Coordinator.
If you are interested in a rotation, please notify your School Coordinator and submit a completed Rotation Request Form to Graduatemedical.education@rochesterregional.org.
Observerships and Shadowing
The Medical Education Office policy is that all rotations are clinical in areas where we have learners, therefore we do not permit observerships or shadowing. Please reach out to us for any additional assistance.
Inbound Rotators with Confirmed RRH Rotations
If you have a confirmed clinical rotation at Rochester Regional Health, please refer to the following materials: