Away Rotations For Residents

Original Approval: 7/1/2017

Revision Date: 9/1/2025

1. Definition
   

   Elective Away Rotation: The time limited experience is valuable to the resident, but is not essential to meet RRC requirements. In addition, it is not available at the local sites established by the training program.

   Required Away Rotation: The time limited experience is essential to meet RRC Requirements and is not available at the local sites established by the training program. If the request is for a required rotation, the PD letter must include why the rotation is necessary to meet RRC requirements.

   1. UNRMed residents may, with the program director's permission, participate in training programs outside of the affiliated hospital system. These assignments, when performed outside the system, are referred to as "electives."
   2. Whileit is within the program director's discretion to allow electives, the appropriate justification should be to provide training experience not available in the UNR Med program in which the resident participates.
   3. Residents must complete the appropriate paperwork, the Away Elective Application (see next two pages) and obtain the permission and signature of the program director. This paperwork must be submitted a minimum of 6 months prior to the time of the requested elective to allow time for processing and writing an affiliation agreement.
   4. Program directors also must submit a request for the resident's elective along with the program director's recommendation to the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education for approval with documentation as to the dates and locations of the assignments.
   5. Residents must be in good standing to participate in Away electives.
   6. Program directors must ensure that appropriate evaluations are completed for residents on Away electives in order to give credit for the time spent away.
   7. Away elective rotations may not exceed one month in length and can only be completed once per academic year.
   8. For away elective rotations, residents are responsible for arranging and paying for their own travel, room, board, and incidental expenses during any away rotation.
   9. Please see your program coordinator for any forms that need to be completed and approved prior to your scheduled rotation.