The Faculty of Medical Sciences at The University of the West Indies in partnership with 9 teaching hospitals, 10 health centres and a number of private general practitioners across Jamaica offers medical students from around the world an opportunity to pursue electives and clerkship placements in 14 clinical areas.
is open to all qualified students, who are in their clinical years of study at medical school. The programme aims to provide opportunities for study and research, helping students to a greater management and experience of clinical practice in a variety of different disciplines
allows medical students from partnering offshore medical schools to complete 1-2 clinical years at the University of the West Indies. The programme functions similarly to the Medical Elective programme. However, there are inherent differences. There is a signed MOU between the partnering school and the UWI. Students pay miscellaneous fees and a programme fee of 300USD. Students follow the same application process as the Medical Electives students.
are encouraged to participate in the Medical Elective programme. If this applies to you, you are advised to submit an application 4 months prior to the beginning of clinical rotations. See the application requirements section for more details.
The Elective period runs between April and August every year. Applications should be submitted at least 4 months prior to the elective start dates.
The Clerkship period begins in September, the start of the academic year for all medical students. A clerkship student may be admitted for 1 or 2 years.
Students, who are interested in pursuing medical electives or clerkships in Jamaica, must be fluent in English, pursuant to our English Language Proficiency Requirements, as all instructions and discussions will be in English. Note that, at times demand exceeds available placements, applicants are advised to state alternative choices, dates and times for clerkships or electives, so that these may be scheduled beforehand
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
