Fourth-Year Electives & Resources
Electives
Family Medicine offers a sub-internship and many electives for fourth year medical students. The sub-internship offers the opportunity for students to work as interns with the inpatient family medicine teams. Electives are offered in maternal and child health, primary care sports medicine, primary care at BU Student Health Services, and Family Medicine 360° which is designed for medical students strongly considering a career in family medicine who would like additional exposure to outpatient, inpatient, parent-child health, and specialty care provided by family doctors. In addition, we offer a family medicine internship-prep course later in fourth year.
Advising
Interested in Family Medicine as a career? You can request a Family Medicine Field Specific Advisor, a mentor who will assist you throughout the residency application process. Please complete this form.
Scholarship, Leadership and Loan Repayment Programs
- National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs
- Pisacano Scholars Leadership Program
Family Medicine Career Exploration
- What is Family Medicine?
- 9 Reasons to Choose Family Medicine
- Discover Family Medicine Career Options
- Explore Income & Lifestyle Expectations
- Training Requirements for Family Physicians
Professional Associations
- The American Academy of Family Physicians
- The Society for Teachers of Family Medicine
- Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians
Information for Visiting Students
In March, the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) Catalog is available for preview by non-Boston University medical students, and later opens for applications. All applications will be reviewed in the order that they are received, until spots are filled. Visiting students who are interested in applying for an elective at Boston University Medical Center must submit your application with a letter of interest via the VSLO Application. If you have any questions, please email mboschul@bu.edu.
Subsidized Visiting Elective Program
The Subsidized Visiting Elective Program (SVEP) provides financial assistance and support to qualifying medical students so that they may gain clinical exposure within any of our departments during a one-month elective at Boston Medical Center, the affiliate hospital of Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Learn more about the program and apply here.