Medical Students are encouraged to rotate through our service to gain a glimpse into the life and culture of Orthopaedic training at UAB.
During a four-week rotation, students will participate in the daily management of patients on two sub-specialty services. Responsibilities include daily rounds, clinic, and operative cases. Students are encouraged to participate with night calls, journal club, fracture conference, resident and Grand Rounds lectures. Participating in a visiting student rotation does not guarantee an interview with the UAB Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program. Our program will be participating in the AOA Away Rotation Universal Offer Day.
For more information, please contact the Education team at OrthoFellRschObsvResGrnt@uabmc.edu.
Application Requirements
Applications are accepted through the Visiting Students Learning Opportunities (VSLO) platform run by the AAMC.
- US Citizenship or Permanent Resident Status
- CV
- Headshot
- Transcript
- Program specific statement of interest, 350-word limit
- AAMC Standardized Immunization Form
- Mask Fit Test
- Affiliation Agreement
- Cleared Background Check
- USMLE Step 1 Report or COMPLEX Score
John D. Sherrill Senior Orthopaedic Visiting Medical Student Scholarship
The University of Alabama at Birmingham prides itself on having faculty and house staff officers who are not only national leaders in their fields but also hail from various backgrounds. As the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery looks to the future, we are searching for the next generation of talented surgeons. Applicants who bring a unique perspective to our residency program are encouraged to apply. Four students will be awarded scholarships each academic year. Recipients of the Sherrill Scholarship will be given a stipend of $1,500.
Scholarship recipients will have an opportunity to further their orthopaedic knowledge while working with faculty and house staff officers on two of our sub-specialty services. Our goal is to introduce you to the processes of evaluating and treating patients with musculoskeletal injuries. Daily responsibilities will include ward rounds, clinic duty, and operative cases. Students will be asked to follow two ward patients who they will present on rounds and in weekly conference. Scholarship recipients are asked to prepare a single 15-minute PowerPoint presentation (topic to be assigned upon receipt of the scholarship) and are asked to present this at the morning conference. Finally, students are asked to take two nights of observational call at our trauma center during their four-week rotation.
Application Process
The John D. Sherrill Senior Orthopaedic Visiting Medical Student Scholarship is a merit-based award. Applications must be completed and submitted with the required documents (listed below) to the Education team at OrthoFellRschObsvResGrnt@uabmc.edu. Please note that applications will not be reviewed unless all documents are received and complete.
Required Documents
- Requirements of UAB Office of Medical Student Services for visiting student
- Complete this form for the John D. Sherrill Senior Visiting Medical Student Scholarship
- Provide an electronic photo (passport photo)