Course Catalog & Academic Calendar

Elective Course Catalog

Cleveland Clinic offers elective rotations in many specialty areas to students who have completed their core clinical rotation clerkships and are in their final year of medical school.

We do not accept applications for the months of July (unless otherwise noted, please view academic calendar below to see areas available in July) and December. International rotations are currently very limited.

Please refer to the course description via course catalog for each rotation of interest for more information. 

Course Catalog

View Our Course Catalog

• Please note that this takes you to an external website belonging to Case Western Reserve University (we are affiliated with Case and share the course catalog with them and other hospitals).
• Only courses that end in the letter "C" are at Cleveland Clinic (locations are identified in the catalog).
• Do NOT try to log into the course catalog, only those with a Case ID may log in.

Course Availability

View 2024-25 Course Availability

• Please note this document does not reflect course availability in real time but rather IF a department allows requests and if any other requirements are needed to be considered.

Academic Calendar / Dates 

View 2024-25 Academic Calendar

• Rotations must be scheduled based on our academic calendar; this is strategic to allow maximum number of students to rotate. 

2024-2025 Academic Calendar

All visiting student rotations are scheduled as 4‐week block rotations only. Rotations must be scheduled based on our academic calendar (dates listed below). Exceptions are unlikely to avoid overlap and to allow maximum number of rotators. Each student is limited to a maximum of two different elective rotations (courses).

Remember, priority is given to our own students for scheduling electives. Therefore, confirmation will not be given to visiting students more than 30‐60 days prior to the start date.

2024– 2025 Academic Calendar

*Most rotations are not offered in July (Block 3) except the following:

• Anesthesiology Acting Internship
• Neurological Surgery Acting Internship
• Orthopaedic Surgery Acting Internship
• Otolaryngology Acting Internship
• Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Acting Internship
• Urology Acting Internship

We do not allow switching rotations once you have been confirmed.

2025-2026 Academic Calendar

All visiting student rotations are scheduled as 4‐week block rotations only. Rotations must be scheduled based on our academic calendar (dates listed below). Exceptions are unlikely to avoid overlap. Each student is limited to a maximum of two different elective rotations.

Remember, priority is given to our own students for scheduling electives. Therefore, confirmation will not be given to visiting students more than 45‐60 days prior to the start date.

2025 – 2026 Academic Calendar

*Most rotations are not offered in Block 3 (July) except the following:

• Anesthesiology Acting Internship
• Neurological Surgery Acting Internship
• Orthopaedic Surgery Acting Internship
• Otolaryngology Acting Internship
• Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Acting Internship
• Urology Acting Internship