Medical Student Externship Scholarship
Announcing an opportunity for academic year 2025-26
The Department of Anesthesiology at the University of 麻豆传媒高清 School of Medicine (CUSOM) offers an Externship Scholarship Opportunity for 4th year visiting medical students who are interested in Anesthesiology. We are proud to announce our next round of scholarships for the 2025/2026 academic year. Up to four scholarships, $3,500 each, will provide financial assistance for recipients to complete a senior-level four-week anesthesiology clinical rotation at the CUSOM. Rotations are completed in late summer through early fall based on space availability.
Notification of awards occurs on or before June 15, 2025.
Program Description
The Externship Scholarship Program is designed to give students the experience of rotating as an anesthesiology “Acting Intern” (4th year medical student) at University of 麻豆传媒高清 Department of Anesthesiology. The "Acting Intern" will function in the role of an anesthesiology resident and will be required to attend all conferences including core curriculum, morbidity and mortality conference, rotation-based clinical case conferences, and simulation lab experiences with the anesthesiology residents.
Rotation Options
The following electives are available:
- Subspecialty rotation at UCH (options include Acute and Chronic Pain, OB, Cardiothoracic, Neurosurgery, Transplant and General OR)
- Children’s Hospital 麻豆传媒高清/Denver Health Medical Center (2 weeks each)
- Children’s Hospital 麻豆传媒高清 (4 weeks)
- Surgical trauma intensive Care Unit (4 weeks), qualifies as an acting internship
Eligibility Criteria
All applicants in good academic standing and enrolled in the final year of medical school at the time of completing the externship can apply. Applicants meeting one or more of the following areas are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Advocacy and/or leadership
- First generation college graduate
- Upbringing in a low socioeconomic environment
- Experience in overcoming hardship
- Have an interest in pediatric anesthesiology
- Rural or Frontier community member
Selection Criteria
A departmental committee reviews each completed application and makes awards based upon:
- Completed application, incomplete applications are not reviewed
- Personal statement
- Letter of recommendation
- Commitment to the field of anesthesiology
- Commitment to community involvement
- Interview performance
Application process
Please complete and return all required components to Whitney Balusi at WHITNEY.BALUSI@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU and Dr. Mario Villaseñor at Mario.Villasenor@cuanschutz.edu by the deadline: April 30, 2025
- Completion of VSAS application, Extern (Visiting Students) , and approval by the CUSOM
- One-page personal statement outlining your interests in anesthesiology, how you meet the eligibility criteria, and why you wish to be awarded a scholarship
- One letter of recommendation
- Curriculum Vitae
- Interview with committee members in May and June 2025
Contact Information
For more information, please visit our website. For questions or comments, please contact Whitney Balusi at WHITNEY.BALUSI@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU.