Medical Student Programs

About Us

A Passion for Healing is at the heart of Providence Hospital, where our primary objective is to achieve our Vision: "Together, we deliver the highest quality patient care experience, every day, everywhere, for everyone."  Our hospitals and medical centers span metropolitan Detroit.  They include:

• Providence Hospital, Southfield, Southfield
• Providence Park Hospital, Novi
• Providence Medical Center, Farmington Hills
• Providence Medical Center, Livonia
• Providence Medical Center, Dearborn Heights
• Providence Medical Center, South Lyon

Providence Hospital was recently named one of the nation's top 15 major teaching hospitals by Thomson, one of the country's leading sources of  health care information and research. 

Students are to notify their medical school if they are interested in being placed at Providence Hospital for core rotations.  Selection of students is determined by their school.

Students in good standing from these medical schools are eligible to take elective rotations at Providence Hospital:  all LCME-accredited schools in the United States and Canada, all AOA-accredited schools, the American University of the Caribbean, St. George's University, SABA University, Ross University and state-sponsored medical schools from countries outside the United States and Canada.  Students must have approval of their medical school to take elective rotations at Providence Hospital and provide requested documentation.

Wayne State University  School of Medicine students must arrange electives at Providence through their medical school.

Students from the American University of the Caribbean should follow these guidelines when requesting electives:

• Providence electives that can be requested before completing core rotations - Complementary Medicine, Dermatology, Family Medicine, Neurology, Pathology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Radiology
• Additional Providence electives that can be requested after completing an Internal Medicine Clerkship - Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Pulmonology

For Michigan State University-College of Osteopathic Medicine students, the following Providence electives meet the requirements for PCAC choice or specialty rotations: 

Cardiology*, Complementary Medicine, Craniofacial Surgery, Dermatology, Diagnostic Radiology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology*, Geriatrics*, Hematology/Oncology*, Infectious Disease*, Internal Medicine, Nephrology*, Neurology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pathology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Plastic Surgery, Primary Care Sports Medicine, Pulmonary* (*These rotations require the student to have completed inpatient or outpatient Internal Medicine.)

To apply for a medical student elective rotation at  Providence Hospital, either fill out the online application and submit it electronically or download the paper application, fill it out and send it to the Providence Medical Student Coordinator at the address or fax number on the form.  The elective rotations available at Providence Hospital are shown below, as are the applications. 

Any cancellations or changes to scheduled rotations must be made at least 30 days before the rotation is due to start.  Frequent changes or cancellations of rotations by a student may result in our refusal to schedule further Providence rotations for that student.  Failure to show up for a rotation is unprofessional and we reserve the right to cancel any other rotations for that student at Providence.  Other guidelines to note are:

• All 4^th year electives start on the first weekday of the month.
• Internal medicine sub-internships are scheduled for 4 weeks or 1 month, depending on the school.  Rare exceptions are made to allow a three week sub-internship.

Application for Senior Electives