2027 Summer Externship Program
Eligible Students:
- Medical students between their first and second year of medical school.
Student Benefits:
- Early exposure to emergency medicine via shadowing physicians in a busy community academic center.
- Continue to develop history and physical examination skills with the help of Emergency Medicine attendings and residents.
- Progressive responsibility with the ability to perform independent patient evaluations and present directly to the senior resident/attending.
- Participation in resident and medical student didactics. These are in addition to a curriculum specifically designed for the externship.
- Learn and practice various procedures in our simulation center (i.e. intubation, central lines, chest tubes, suturing, splinting, ultrasound and running resuscitations.)
- Develop skills reading and interpreting evidence-based medicine by attending our monthly Journal Club.
- Specific training in ECG interpretation and other clinical skills.
- Development oral presentation skills.
Requirements:
- Successful completion of MS-1 year.
- Weekly clinical shadowing shifts and observed history and physical exams.
- Attendance at Thursday medical student academic days.
- Attendance at scheduled medical simulation sessions.
- Completion of oral case presentation.
Externship Logistics:
Tuesday, June 1, 2027 to Friday, June 25, 2027
$1500 stipend provided to accepted students. (Housing is not included). All students must have a vehicle, no exceptions. Parking is provided.
How do I apply?
You may apply starting in December 2026. Complete the online Medical Student Medical Education Rotation Request form and send an essay outlining your interest in the program (500 words or less) and a curriculum vitae to gboyer2@wellspan.org and CC cdowney3@wellspan.org by the application deadline of February 20, 2027.
PLEASE STRUCTURE THE FILE NAME OF YOUR CV AND ESSAY AS FOLLOWS:
<Your last name> Externship CV
<Your last name> Externship Essay
Accepted students will be notified via electronic mail by March 13, 2027.
Dr. Gregory Boyer, DO
Director of EM Medical Student Clerkship
Dr. Nicole Peters, DO
Assistant Director of EM Medical Student Clerkship
