Non TCD Students - Electives

A limited number of undergraduate medical students can be accepted for clinical electives between May and August each year. Applications for electives at other times of the year will not be accepted.

Electives are 4 weeks in duration. It is advised that students indicate their preferred dates and also alternative dates, as preferred dates may be unavailable. Requests for elective periods greater than 4 weeks will not be accommodated.

Students may undertake an elective period of study in departments based in teaching hospitals affiliated with the TCD School of Medicine – St. James’s Hospital (SJH) or the Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating the National Children’s Hospital (AMiNCH) at Tallaght. Acceptance of students on elective is at the discretion of the relevant Head of Department.

Departments where electives are available include:
Medicine (General Medicine, Gastroenterology, Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine for the Elderly, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Renal Medicine, ENT, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Dermatology, Nephrology)
Surgery (General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Anaesthesia, Orthopaedics, Radiology, Vascular  Surgery)
Clinical Microbiology
Pathology
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Psychiatry
Public Health and Primary Care 

Applications for electives will be accepted from December 1st to April 30th each year. Interested students are advised to apply as early as possible as places are limited.

A non-refundable administrative fee of €75 will be charged to students who are offered an elective place. Details of the payment will be sent to successful applicants by email. Students who are not offered an elective place will not be charged an administrative fee.

Please note that we are no longer accepting applications for electives in summer 2012.

Students interested in applying for an elective in summer 2013 may apply after December 1st 2012.

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