Applying to the Reproductive Health Externship as a Medical Student in the US

Please note that all documents should be submitted to MSFC Headquarters at least one month before the expected start date of your externship.

Step 1: Please complete the RHE Application Form and submit it along with a personal statement and letter of good standing to MSFC Headquarters. Forms can be emailed to externs@msfc.org or faxed to 215-625-4848.

Step 2: MSFC will contact you after receiving your application documents. Staff can help you select a host facility and provide you with the contact information for potential host sites. Our Host Facility Map is a great tool for identifying a site committed to hosting MSFC students.

Step 3: Contact the host facility at which you would like to participate, inquiring if they would be able to host you during your dates of availability. Please have your secured host facility complete the Host Facility Confirmation Form.

Step 4: Submit both the completed host facility confirmation form and Budget Form to MSFC Headquarters.

Step 5: If all submitted documents suffice, you will receive an official acceptance letter, a link to our Pre-Externship Survey, and any follow-up materials. You must complete the survey and return any follow-up documents before the start of your externship.

The first half of your stipend will be disbursed at the midpoint of your externship, and the second half after the completion of your externship, following your completion of the Post-Externship Survey and submission of all relevant receipts to MSFC Headquarters.

Applying to the Reproductive Health Externship as a Medical Student Outside the US

If you will need a visa in order to travel for the externship, we suggest starting to arrange your externship at least 3 months in advance. All documents should still be submitted to MSFC Headquarters at least 1 month before the start of your externship.

Step 1: Please complete the RHE Application Form and submit it along with a personal statement and letter of good standing to MSFC Headquarters. Forms can be emailed to externs@msfc.org or faxed to 215-625-4848.

Step 2: MSFC will contact you after receiving your application documents. Staff can help you select a host facility and provide you with the contact information for potential host sites. Our Host Facility Map is a great tool for identifying a site committed to hosting MSFC students.

Step 3: Contact the host facility at which you would like to participate, inquiring if they would be able to host you during your dates of availability. Please have your secured host facility complete the Host Facility Confirmation Form.

Step 4: Apply for a visa if necessary. Students should apply for their visa as soon as they have arranged their time at a host facility. MSFC staff will provide you with a letter of invitation to submit with your visa application.

Step 5: Submit both the completed host facility confirmation form and Budget Form to MSFC Headquarters.

Step 6: If all submitted documents suffice, you will receive an official acceptance letter, a link to our Pre-Externship Survey, and any follow-up materials. You must complete the survey and return any follow-up documents before the start of your externship.

Your stipend will be disbursed after the completion of your externship, following your completion of the Post-Externship Survey and submission of all relevant receipts to MSFC Headquarters.