Medical Students

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center offers many specialty rotations to medical students attending the following medical schools:

For schools not listed above:

Visiting Student Learning Opportunities

Applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to apply early for the best chance of securing your desired rotation. Please note that it can take up to 28 days to receive a response. A non-refundable administration fee will be charged for each accepted rotation. This fee is required to confirm your placement and cover administrative costs associated with the rotation.

VLSO can start applying through VLSO annually on March 1st.
The AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities™ (VSLO®) program enables medical students to pursue short-term learning opportunities in locations away from their Home institutions. Program participants at ARMC are medical students from institutions in the U.S.
The following rotations are available for application through the VSLO website at https://students-residents.aamc.org/students/students.
- EM-Fourth Year Medical Student (Elective) Rotation
- General Surgery Sub Internship
- Family Medicine Sub Internship
- High Risk Obstetrics Rotation
- Internal Medicine
- Neurosurgery
- Psychiatry

General Information:

Parking: Click here to view map of campus.
Frequently Asked Questions: Click here for the Medical Student FAQ.
All communications regarding scheduling must be sent to the medstudents@armc.sbcounty.gov email account. GME staff members will not respond to direct email communications. Inquiries sent directly to rotation services will not be considered.
Things to remember:
- Cancellations must be done 30 days prior to start of rotation
- You must complete ALL assigned Healthstream modules prior to start of rotation to receive computer access and EPIC
- GME Office hours are 8:30 am – 3:30 pm. Closed all major holidays.

ARMC is unable to accept students who require visa sponsorship.

Scheduling Instructions for our Contracted Schools:

Students are required to apply for ARMC rotations via Clinician Nexus. To begin the application process, students must first set up a Clinician Nexus account. If you do not have a Clinician Nexus account, please click here and follow the instructions to create your account.

Students may start applying through Clinician Nexus annually:

February 1st
- California University of Science and Medicine
March 1st
- Western University of Health Sciences
- St. Georges University
- University of California, Riverside
- Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Badge Instructions

Badge pick-up and return instructions can be found in Clinician Nexus (CN) under the Badge Policy Acknowledgment onboarding requirement. It is very important that you read the Badge Policy Acknowledgment carefully, as badge instructions vary by program. Students are responsible for following the badge pick-up and return procedures specific to their assigned rotation.

Important Guidelines: To help in eliminating traffic in GME and surrounding offices, students are not permitted to visit the GME Office for scheduling or access issues. For any questions or assistance, please email: medstudents@armc.sbcounty.gov

For further information, please contact the medical student coordinator at medstudents@armc.sbcounty.gov.