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
- 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 2023-24 Course Availability (PDF)
- Please note this document does not reflect course availability in real time but rather IF a department allows requests.
Academic Calendar / Dates
View 2023-24 Academic Calendar
- Rotations must be scheduled based on our academic calendar, this is strategic to allow maximum number of students to rotate.
2022-2023 Academic Calendar
2022-2023 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). No exceptions will be made. 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 30‐60 days prior to the start date.
2022– 2023 Academic Calendar
| *Block 1 | 06/27/2022 – 07/22/2022 |
| Block 2 | 07/25/2022 – 08/19/2022 |
| Block 3 | 08/22/2022 – 09/16/2022 |
| Block 4 | 09/19/2022 – 10/14/2022 |
| Block 5 | 10/17/2022 – 11/11/2022 |
| Block 6 | 11/14/2022 – 12/09/2022 |
| Block 7 | No Visiting Students |
| Block 8 | 01/09/2023 – 02/03/2023 |
| Block 9 | 02/06/2023 – 03/03/2023 |
| Block 10 | 03/06/2023 – 03/31/2023 |
| Block 11 | 04/03/2023 – 04/28/2023 |
| Block 12 | 05/01/2023 – 05/26/2023 |
*Most rotations are not offered in July (Block 1) except the following:
- Anesthesiology Acting Internship
- Functional Medicine
- Neurological Surgery Acting Internship
- Orthopaedic Surgery Acting Internship
- Otolaryngology Acting Internship
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Acting Internship
- Radiation Oncology
- Urology Acting Internship
We do not allow switching rotations once you have been confirmed.
2023-2024 Academic Calendar
2023-2024 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 30‐60 days prior to the start date.
2023 – 2024 Academic Calendar
| Block 1 | 06/05/2023 – 06/30/2023 |
| *Block 2 | 07/03/2023 – 07/28/2023 |
| Block 3 | 07/31/2023 – 08/25/2023 |
| Block 4 | 08/28/2023 – 09/22/2023 |
| Block 5 | 09/25/2023 – 10/20/2023 |
| Block 6 | 10/23/2023 – 11/17/2023 |
| Block 7 | 11/20/2023 – 12/15/2023 |
| Block 8 | No Visiting Students (12/18-1/12) |
| Block 9 | 01/15/2024 – 02/09/2024 |
| Block 10 | 02/12/2024 – 03/08/2024 |
| Block 11 | 03/11/2024 – 04/05/2024 |
| Block 12 | 04/08/2024 – 05/03/2024 |
| Block 1 (2024/25 Academic year) | 05/06/2024 – 05/31/2024 |
*Most rotations are not offered in Block 2 (July) except the following:
- Anesthesiology Acting Internship
- Neurological Surgery Acting Internship
- Orthopaedic Surgery Acting Internship
- Otolaryngology Acting Internship
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Acting Internship
- Radiation Oncology
- Urology Acting Internship
We do not allow switching rotations once you have been confirmed.
