The Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) is an AAMC application designed to make it easier for medical students to apply for senior electives at U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals. Please visit our VSAS website for detailed information and resources.
You will use VSAS only if you are enrolled at a U.S. LCME medical school and are applying for 2010-2011 senior away electives at any VSAS host institutions.
If you are not applying to one of these institutions, please use the Extramural Electives Compendium (EEC) for visiting student application information.
You may submit applications only after a VSAS host institution makes their electives available for application. The application date will vary between host institutions so use your VSAS "Institutions" tab (available February 2010) to research these days.
VSAS is not yet available for international, osteopathic or students enrolled at Canadian medical schools to use. Please continue to use the Extramural Electives Compendium (EEC) for visiting student application information.
Student Users: Your medical school must issue you authorizations before you may log in to VSAS. You will be notified of these authorizations by email. If you have not received this email please contact your medical school with this authorization request.
Institution Users: Your institution must create a user account for you before you can log in to VSAS. If you have not received an email with log in instructions, please contact your institution's primary contact with your request.
If your question is not addressed above or through the VSAS website, please contact the VSAS Help Desk by e-mail (vsas@aamc.org) or phone (202-478-9878) Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET
Search the VSAS host institutions' elective catalogs using at least one search criteria.