Because the UCSF Visiting Program will be accepting applications via the VSLO program, the Visiting Elective Program (VESP) will be resuming for the 2023 - 2024 cycle. Some departments may not be offering visiting in-person electives and only offering a virtual program (fill out the Virtual VESP Application if you are interested in that, and you will be notified).

If you are applying for an elective in Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Radiology, or Urology DO NOT APPLY HERE. See below for a link to their separate respective scholarship programs.

Emergency Medicine:

http://emergency.ucsf.edu/visiting-elective-scholarship-program

General Surgery:

https://surgery.ucsf.edu/education--training/medical-students/haile-t-debas-diversity-fellowship.aspx

Orthopedic Surgery:

https://orthosurgery.ucsf.edu/education/medical-students

Radiology:

https://radiology.ucsf.edu/about/diversity/REDR-program

Urology:

https://urology.ucsf.edu/education/residency/sub-internship-information

Please continue if you are applying for an elective that is not in any of the above mentioned specialties.

Please remember the VESP is only for electives at any of the San Francisco affiliated campuses. We DO NOT offer scholarships for VSLO electives at BCH-Oakland, Highland Hospital, or UCSF Fresno.

Please remember you cannot apply for the VESP if you have already started your VSAS elective.