Visitors Programs

The Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation is pleased to offer the Visiting Physician Research Program. This program is designed for international scholars who are currently on sabbatical from their academic appointments at their home institutions and are interested in engaging in a short-term research or academic project with a faculty sponsor from the Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation. Please contact our faculty directly to express your interest. 

• Application lead time: 4-6 months
• Visa sponsorship: Yes, J1 visa
• Duration: 4- 6 months; up to 1 year
• Terminal degree: MD or MD, PhD
• APM 430 Application: Form
• Immunization Record:
  • TB/Chest X-ray/QuantiFERON
  • Rubella
  • Measles
  • Mumps
  • Varicella
  • Hepatitis B
  • TDAP
  • Flu
  • COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine -1st Dose
    • COVID-19 Booster vaccine - Vaccine 2nd & 3rd Dose
    • COVID Monovalent vaccine or a declination form
• Passport /Visa
• A copy of my resume / CV
• Certificate of Insurance: Please refer to the UCSF ISSO website.
• Recent Bank statements or an Institutional Funding Letter
  • Minimum Funding Requirements: USD $3,141 per month of appointment duration
  • Please refer to the UCSF ISSO website for the latest information.
• Scholars will be responsible for all visa-related fees.
  • UCSF ISSO visa recharge fees
  • UCSF Badge fee $50
  • For UCSF ISSO visa recharge fees and badge fees, please make checks payable to UC Regents.
  • You may give a personal check or /cashier's check to your UCSF representative when you arrive at the campus.
• Each year, we will accept 3-4 scholars.
• All selected applications must be approved by the division, department, and human resources.
• We will contact the applicant for further action if any additional information is required.

The Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation is pleased to offer the Visiting Students Research Program. This program is designed for local medical students who are currently on leave from their home institutions and are interested in engaging in a short-term research or academic project with a faculty sponsor from the Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation. Please contact our faculty directly to express your interest. 

• Application lead time: 3-4 months
• Visa Sponsorship: None
• Duration: 60 - 89 days
• Student Category: Medical Students
• APM 430 Application - form
• Local residential address if living within the nine Bay Area counties
• Active Academic Enrollment/Registration Form from the Home institution
• Immunization Record:
  • TB/Chest X-ray/QuantiFERON
  • Rubella
  • Measles
  • Mumps
  • Varicella
  • Hepatitis B
  • TDAP
  • Flu
  • COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine -1st Dose
    • COVID-19 Booster vaccine - Vaccine 2nd & 3rd Dose
    • COVID Monovalent vaccine or a declination form
• A copy of my resume / CV
• Student's Insurance: Proof of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Compliant insurance through their U.S. institution or parents' health plan.  
  • Insurance Acknowledgment Form
• Current proof of financial support to reflect sufficient funding for the duration of the appointment
  • Recent Guardian's Bank Statements
  • Student's Bank Statements
  • Institutional Funding Letter
  • Minimum funding requirements at a minimum of $3,141 USD per month:
  • Please refer to the UCSF ISSO website for the latest minimum funding requirements.
• UCSF Badge fee $50, badge to be picked up from the UCSF WEID office.
• For UCSF badge fees, please make checks payable to UC Regents.
• You may give it to your UCSF representative when you arrive at the campus.
• All selected applications must be approved by the division, department, and human resources.
• Due to limited space, only 3-4 students will be accepted per year.
• We will contact the applicant for further action if any additional information is required.

The Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation is pleased to offer the Visiting Physician Observership Program, which allows international or local physicians to observe surgical procedures at UCSF Health/Medical Center. This program is designed for observational purposes only, and observers will not be permitted to offer any form of patient care or advice during their visit. Please contact our faculty directly to express your interest. 

• Application lead time: 4-6 months
• Visa sponsorship: None; visitors will obtain B1 on their own.
• Duration: 1-3 days
• Terminal degree: Medical Degree
• Observership Application
• Immunization Record: (TB/Chest X-ray/QuantiFERON, Rubella, Measles, Mumps, Varicella, Hep B, TDAP, Flu, Covid Vaccine/Booster record)
• A copy of my resume / CV
• Scholars will be responsible for all visa-related fees.
• Badge Fee-$50; Badge to be picked up at UCSF WEID office.
• Only selected applicants will receive the application form. Once the application fee and form are received, they will be processed. All selected applications must be approved by the division, department, and human resources.
• Due to limited space, only 1-2 scholars will be accepted per year. We will contact the applicant for further action if any additional information is required.

The Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation is dedicated to offering high school and college students a chance to acquire fundamental laboratory experience. In this program, students will learn various molecular biology techniques and explore the field of molecular therapeutics for lung cancer. Please note that this opportunity is solely for laboratory work and does not involve any patient care or observation. 

• Application lead time: 3-4 months
• Student Category: Local High School Students/ College Students
• Duration: Usually 1-2 months during summer; maximum duration is no more than 12 months
• Volunteer Application
• A copy of resume / CV
• Immunization Record:
  • TB/Chest X-ray/QuantiFERON
  • Rubella
  • Measles
  • Mumps
  • Varicella
  • Hepatitis B
  • TDAP
  • Flu
  • COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine -1st Dose
    • COVID-19 Booster vaccine - Vaccine 2nd & 3rd Dose
    • COVID Monovalent vaccine or a declination form
• HIPAA Training
• Confidentiality statement
• Volunteer Contact Form
• Badge Fee-$50; Badge to be picked up at UCSF WEID office.
• We will accept 2-3 students each year. Only selected students will receive the application form.
• All selected applications must be approved by the division, department, and human resources.
• We will contact the applicant for further action if any additional information is required.

UC student affiliate program is intended for enrolled/registered UC students (not UC extension) who are seeking short term experience in research or other academic project under the supervision of an academic appointee or principal investigator. Students will not be allowed to particicpate in any clinical observations. The time spent at UCSF during the school year should not exceed 49% time.

• Application lead time: 3-4 months
• Student Category: Undergraduate or Graduate Students enrolled in the University of California System.
• Duration: 1 semester (may be extended up to 1 year)
• Current Enrollment Certificate and the upcoming semester
• A copy of resume/ CV
• UC Student Applicant Form
• UC Student Affiliation Department Coversheet
• UC Student ID card
• Immunization Record:
  • TB/Chest X-ray/QuantiFERON
  • Rubella
  • Measles
  • Mumps
  • Varicella
  • Hepatitis B
  • TDAP
  • Flu
  • COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine -1st Dose
    • COVID-19 Booster vaccine - Vaccine 2nd & 3rd Dose
    • COVID Monovalent vaccine or a declination form
• HIPAA Training
• Confidentiality statement
• Volunteer Contact Form
• Badge Fee-$50; Badge to be picked up at UCSF WEID office.
• We will accept 2-3 students each year. Only selected students will receive the application form.
• All selected applications must be approved by the division, department, and human resources.
• We will contact the applicant for further action if any additional information is required.