MEDICAL STUDENT ROTATIONS (MS4 SUB-I & MS3 Surgery Clerkships)

3RD YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS: CLERKSHIP

We are a surgery clerkship site for Meharry Medical College and the University of Washington School of Medicine.

4TH YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS: SUB-INTERNSHIP

The Swedish Medical Center General Surgery Residency Program offers Sub-Internship opportunities to those who have successfully completed their third year of training, including their surgery clerkship.

The goal of the sub-I is to provide a quality experience in surgical education and training within a private hospital setting. We emphasize a close collegial relationship between teaching attending surgeons, residents, and fourth year medical students who are considering general surgery as a career.

How To Apply

Sub-I applications for the 2025-2026 academic year opened 2/1/25 and closed 8/6/25.

The application form is now closed. It will reopen early in 2026 for the 2026-2027 academic year.

**We will start reviewing applications in March and April 2026 for the 26-27 academic year, beginning July 2026**

Step 1: Use this link to complete the application form: AY25-26 Swedish Sub-Internship application form

Step 2: Email these materials to SurgeryResidencyAp@swedish.org:

• USMLE transcript (unofficial is acceptable)
• Recent medical school transcript (unofficial is acceptable)

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and will be considered in the order received. The Surgery Residency Administration Team meets to review applications monthly in March and April, at which time applications are reviewed for acceptance or rejection. Please allow 2-4 weeks turnaround time for a response to your application beginning 2/3/25. Sub-I rotation dates are limited.

Sub-I Course Description

• This is not a clerkship, as no formal classroom experience is provided other than what is gained from regularly scheduled resident teaching conferences.
• The experiential learning is primarily in the context of the ward and operating room.
• Sub-internships are offered for four (4) consecutive weeks only.
• Medical students from LCME accredited institutions with a strong interest in General Surgery residency training will be given priority consideration for sub-internship opportunities.
• It is hospital policy that student’s must be covered by their school’s malpractice insurance coverage.
• USMLE Step 1 results and prior clerkship transcripts/grades are required. Unofficial copies are accepted.

Rotations:

• The sub-intern will be on a General Surgery Service under the direction of the senior resident on service; the sub-intern will also be working with members of the resident and teaching staff in the care of their patients.
• Appropriate responsibility will be assigned to the student; however, all work will be closely supervised.
• Sub-interns will assume night call responsibility – rotating with a junior level resident to whom they are assigned.
• Swedish does not provide stipends, room, board, uniforms, or malpractice insurance coverage for these positions.

Supervisor Lines of Responsibility:

The Swedish Surgery Residency Program rotations are organized to maximize communication and education between attending surgeon and residents and medical students. The student is individually assigned to work closely with four to six surgical attendings emphasizing close and ongoing contact and communication between the students and the surgical attending concerning all aspects of patient care in the preoperative, interoperative and post operative setting.

All students will work one on one with a junior and/or chief surgery resident at all times, thus maximizing their opportunity to experience resident life, responsibility, and expectations at every level of training. This tutorial relationship with both teaching attending staff and senior residents allows ample opportunity for ongoing evaluation of the student’s experience, fund of knowledge, etc. and the opportunity for instantaneous feedback, response to questions, and encouragement.  Students should plan on participating in the preoperative, intraoperative, and post operative care of at least 10 surgical cases per week.

Contact for questions: SurgeryResidencyAp@swedish.org or Program Director Dr. Marc Horton, and Associate Program Director Dr. Ryan Martinez 206-215-4253