Procedure for UMASS students to apply for electives at GS Medical College.

General Instructions

University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, MA 01655, U.S.A.	Seth G.S.Medical College, Mumbai,400012,India

REQUIREMENTS FOR UMMS STUDENTS TO SIGN UP FOR AN ELECTIVE ROTATION AT G. S. MEDICAL COLLEGE AND K. E. M. HOSPITAL, MUMBAI, INDIA

1. Read the general instruction here

2. The application (Proforma A) is available here.

3. Print out and complete the required forms and payments and let me review everything with you before they are sent out to GSMC.

4. Make two copies of all the forms and documents.

5. The "UMMS – GSMC STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM" has collected funds from various donors and you will be able to receive a scholarship.

6. Make sure you have a valid passport and visa (you will need a student’s visa) to go to India . Visa to India can be obtained from this site: www.indiacgny.org

7. Go to the “Travel Clinic” at UMMS at least six weeks before your departure date to get all your vaccinations and prophylaxis. CDC requirements are constantly changing.

8. Email or call me if you have any questions or concerns. GSMC – KEMH has an excellent teaching program. Check this out: http://www.kem.edu/foreign_affiliation.htm

9. Person in charge at GSMC / KEMH is Dr. Nithya Gogtay, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Director, GSMC-UMMS Student Exchange Program, Mumbai. njgogtay@hotmail.com You should contact her for any issues or concerns when in Mumbai.

Avinash V. Patwardhan, M.D.
Asst. Professor Medicine, UMMS
Co-ordinator UMMS – GSMC Student Exchange Program
avinilima@comcast.net
508-842-4387