Short-Term Clinical Rotations

⇢ 8 months before elective start

All students who wish to visit the LMU University Hospital for a clinical elective need to apply no later than 8 months before the requested start date using the Visiting Student Application Service.

Please state one clinical field as your top priorty and mention up to two alternative fields in case there are no vacanies in that field.
For an overview of potential host departments see our list of clinical divisions, institutes and labs (only in German, please use a translator if needed).

Documents to be submitted:

1. Curriculum vitae (CV), listing education, publications and other professional accomplishments.
2. Statement of intent, describing your career goals and how the experience of an elective at LMU will help you achieve them.
3. Proof of Enrolment in English, on home university letterhead, including:
   – student's date of birth and nationality
   – medical studies start and expected graduation dates
4. Transcript of Records, documenting your studies at your home university.
5. Copy of passport or identity card (page with personal data)
6. German language skills:
   The Elective Program is taught in German, i.e. without sufficient knowledge of German, you will draw only limited benefit from your elective.
   Therefore, students from non-partner universities must furnish evidence of at least German level B2 according to the European Framework of Reference. German language skills on an even higher level will considerably improve your chances of being accepted for this group of applicants!
   As the very minimum, all Visiting Students must have a very good knowledge of English. Evidence of English level B2 is furnished (except in the case of native speakers) using the LMU Confirmation of Language Skills form.
7. Regarding the Medical Certificate and (only in case of an internship in Pediatrics) Certificate of Good Conduct: See Step 3 -
   You must submit proof before you can begin your elective, so schedule accordingly.

Approval of the Federal Employment Agency

Internships in Germany relating to a degree course, even in the context of the Visiting Student Elective Program, require the approval of the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit). LMU will obtain this approval for you.
Exception: If you are a citizen of a member state of the EU or one of the following countries, you do not need the approval: Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland.

The following documents are needed for this purpose, which you hand in with your online application:

1. Declaration of Certificate of Enrolment, to be filled in by your home university.
   Item 10: "Medicine"
   Item 11: Duration of the Medical Degree Program
   Please put a cross in the bottom part of the form indicating that approval is being sought for an internship relating to a degree course and answer questions 16 to 18.
2. Declaration of consent for the electronic processing of data / passport
   Here you declare that you consent to having the scan or picture of your passport transmitted by us. Alternatively, you can send a copy of your passport to the Employment Agency by post. Please let us know if you decide on this alternative.
   Item 4: International Office, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich
   Item 5: Bavariaring
   Item 6: 19
   Item 7: 80336
   Item 8: Munich
3. Formal Obligation
   Please provide a person (e.g. a relative) as a guarantor. The document needs to be signed by that guarantor.
   

⇢ 3 months before elective start

It takes several months to fully process applications and receive a response from departments. Students typically are notified of a decision 3 months prior to their requested elective dates.

⇢ 3 months before elective start

Medical Certificate

Following notification of an elective offer, you must submit the Medical certificate (PDF, 108 KB) required by the LMU University Hospital Munich for all students participating in clinical rotations.

This certificate is an absolute requirement for your deployment in the hospital and serves to protect both the student and the patient against infectious diseases. Your attention is drawn to the fact that you will not be able to take up your internship as long as this document is not completed.

• The form includes tests and immunizations and must be filled in by your GP/attending physician.
• The tests are to be performed within 3 months before the beginning of the internship.
• Please note that under "department" you must state the subject for which you have applied.
• Your full name as shown in your passport or identity card must be entered.
• Next to the doctor’s signature, they must also enter their name and stamp the form.
• Please enclose the completed form including lab reports with your online application at least 6 weeks before the beginning of the internship.

Enhanced Certificate of Good Conduct

(Only!) If you want to complete an internship in Pediatrics you will need to upload an Enhanced Certificate of Good Conduct (sometimes referred to as an Extended Certificate of Conduct). This certificate must also be issued within 3 months before the beginning of your internship. We advise you to upload it together with the Medical Certificate.

⇢ 2 months before elective start

• If you received an official letter of elective admission – Welcome to the LMU Klinikum and the Visiting Student Elective Program!
• Please refer to the German Embassy/Consulate in your home country for visa information.
  If you need a visa for Germany please submit it, once received, at least 6 weeks before the beginning of the internship., by uploading it in your application file.
• In case you were not accepted to our program: You are welcome to start a new application process in the following semester.

⇢ 2 weeks before elective start

If you have been approved, you will be sent detailed information, preparing you for your elective.