At the end of the rotation, you will demonstrate an understanding of the anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and presentation of congenital and acquired pathologies in the pediatric population, ranging from common pathologies, injuries and infections to rare genetic syndromes.

You will work closely with our faculty, including Erin Honcharuk, M.D, R. Jay Lee, M.D., Amit Jain, M.D., Ranjit Varghese, M.B.B.S., and Nakul Talathi, M.D. This rotation is at the main Johns Hopkins Hospital downtown. Sub-I’s have ample opportunity to scrub in OR and participate in clinic.

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Once you have completed your rotation, you will demonstrate an understanding of the anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and presentation of diseases related to the spine. You will be exposed to a multitude of cases including adult and pediatric spinal deformities, degenerative problems, tumors and trauma.

You will work closely with our faculty, including Khaled Kebaish, M.B.B.Ch., M.S., Lee Hunter Riley, M.D., David Cohen, M.D., M.P.H, Sang Lee, M.D., Ph.D., and Amit Jain, M.D..

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After your rotation, you will demonstrate an understanding of the anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and presentation of tumor-related diseases of bones and soft tissues.

You will work closely with our faculty, including Adam Levin M.D., Albert Aboulafia, M.D., M.B.A., Brock Lindsey, M.D. and Sophie Strike, M.D., who specializes in upper extremity surgical oncology. Students are expected to actively participate in outpatient clinics, inpatient care, surgery and teaching conferences. This rotation is at the main Johns Hopkins Hospital downtown.

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Once you have completed your rotation, you will demonstrate an understanding of the anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and presentation of traumatic injuries of the musculoskeletal system.

You will work closely with our faculty, including Greg Osgood, M.D., Babar Shafiq, M.D., M.S. and Chad Ishmael, M.D. This rotation is at the main Johns Hopkins Hospital downtown.

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This rotation offers exposure to our joint replacement service. At the end of your rotation, you will demonstrate an understanding of the anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and presentation of joint pathologies and traumatic injuries of the musculoskeletal system. You will be exposed to mostly joint replacement and trauma as well as some foot and ankle surgery.

You will work closely with our faculty, including Stefan Coombs, M.B.B.S., for joint replacement, Amiethab Aiyer, M.D., for foot and ankle and Rachel Sotsky, M.D., and Alice Jane Hughes, M.D., for trauma. This rotation is at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. The Bayview campus is located 2 miles from the Johns Hopkins Hospital and there is a convenient shuttle bus between the two campuses.

Other services such as sports, foot and ankle, shoulder an elbow, and osseointegration are spread between different campuses and have not been conventionally offered as electives given the significant daily travel time for students. If you are interested specifically in one of those services, contact us and we will evaluate on a case-by-case basis.

The most popular months to take an orthopaedic surgery elective (sub-internship) are June, July, August, September and October. If you wish to join us during these months, early application is strongly encouraged.

Applying to the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is required for all students who would like to do a sub-I rotation. We will start accepting applications February 23. The following items should be sent to Ms. Honor Gifford ([email protected]) by April 1:

• Letter of interest noting:
  • Why you would like to rotate at Johns Hopkins
  • The service you would like to rotate on (pediatrics, Bayview, tumor, spine or trauma)
  • The dates you would like to complete the rotation. Below is a list of suggested rotation dates per the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine academic calendar; the department can be flexible. *Dates with an asterisk have not been confirmed by the School of Medicine and are based on dates from the 2025-2026 academic year.
    • 5/26 - 6/18
    • 6/22 - 7/17
    • 7/20 - 8/14
    • 8/10 - 9/4*
    • 9/8 - 10/2*
    • 10/12 - 11/6*
• CV
• Medical School Transcript
• USMLE Transcript

Ms. Gifford will email you on April 13, sharing which dates and service you will be working with, based on your request. Please let us know by the end of the day on Thursday, April 16, whether you are able to schedule the rotation. We will work with you as best we can to change dates and/or services based on availability.

While the application deadline is April 1, we will accept applications after the deadline and will try to accommodate requests after April 16th, subject to rotation availability.

After being accepted by the department, students must submit an application with the Visiting Medical Student Program | Johns Hopkins Medicine.

All applications to the Visiting Medical Student Office must be received no later than two months before the start date of your sub-internship (e.g. if your desired time frame is October 1 - October 31, your application and supporting documents need to be completed and returned by August 1).

1. Please review the School of Medicine Electives Handbook.
2. After you complete the application form, it will be routed to Dawn LaPorte, M.D. for approval.
3. Lastly, please send an email to Honor Gifford ([email protected]), Medical Training Program Administrator for Orthopaedic Surgery, providing the following:
   • your name
   • contact information
   • the dates you have requested for your Sub-Internship

All visiting student inquiries should be directed to the Visiting Student Coordinator, at [email protected]. View the Visiting Student Policy and required application forms.

These five forms are required by the School of Medicine in order to be considered for the visiting student rotation:

1. Clinical application form
2. Letter of good standing from your Dean
3. Immunization record
4. Official transcript
5. Confidentiality agreement

Please submit the completed forms to: Application Management (jhu.edu)

All visiting student inquiries should be directed to the Visiting Student Coordinator at [email protected]. Once your eligibility is confirmed, you can obtain the required application forms from the School of Medicine website.

Please submit the completed forms to: Application Management (jhu.edu)

Please ensure that the dates for which you apply are definite. Once your dates have been accepted, date changes are difficult to accommodate and could result in rotation cancellation.

If you are accepted for a clinical elective, you will receive information about housing. You will be required to purchase health insurance through the Johns Hopkins University. Foreign or travel insurances are not acceptable.

Please understand that while Johns Hopkins is committed to teaching on a global scale, the number of international students we can accept for clinical electives is limited.