Exchange Conditions Score of Chile (IFMSA-Chile)

Exchange Information
Type of exchanges
4-weeks
Type of students accepted
Medical students
Biomedical students
Graduated medical students (less than 6 months prior to the exchange)
Academic requirements for the students
Languages
English
(Excellent)
Required
Spanish
(Excellent)
Not Required
Calendar
Cities/Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Augt Sep Oct Nov Dec
Calendar Remarks
We can accept students all year long EXCEPTING FEBRUARY.
Number of incomings
45
Projects available
Link to Projects Database
Cities
- Universidad de Chile
- Universidad de Santiago de Chile
- Universidad Catolica del Norte
- Universidad de Valparaiso - Valparaiso
- Universidad Mayor - Santiago
- Universidad Nacional Andres Bello - Santiago
- Universidad Catolica del Maule
- Universidad de Concepcion
- Universidad Catolica de la Santisima Concepcion
- Universidad de la Frontera
- Universidad Austral de Chile - Valdivia
- Universidad Finis Terrae
- Universidad San Sebastian - Concepcion
- Universidad Pedro de Valdivia - La Serena
- Universidad Mayor - Temuco
- Universidad del Desarrollo
- Universidad San Sebastian - Puerto Montt
- Universidad Autonoma de Chile
- Universidad de Antofagasta
- Universidad de los Andes
- Universidad de Talca
- Universidad Diego Portales
- Universidad Pedro de Valdivia - Santiago
- Universidad San Sebastian - Santiago
- Universidad Catolica de Chile
- Universidad Nacional Andres Bello - Vina del Mar
- Universidad Austral de Chile - Osorno
- Universidad de Valparaiso - San Felipe
- Universidad de Magallanes
General Information
Hours per Day
6 Hours
Days per week
5 Days
Dress code
Casual
What to Bring
  • White coat
  • IFMSA SCORE Logbook
Unilateral fee
350EUR
Unilateral fee (special remarks)
Payment must be made two weeks before the student arrives in Chile. Special cases must be written by Sending NORE .
Lodging (housing)
- Host family
Boarding (meal)
- Host family
Times per day
1
Pocket money
0CLP
Social Program
<ul> <li>Social programs are arranged by the Local and National Committee. Activities usually take place on weekends.</li> <li>Each student has to pay for every activity.</li> <li>As a general rule, a social program will be offered with at least 3 other incoming students within each city.</li> </ul> <br /> <p>BOARDING &amp; LODGING</p> <ul> <li><strong>Boarding (food)</strong>: One meal per working day (breakfast) will be guaranteed by the host family (according to the SCORE regulations), but usually 2 everyday are provided (breakfast and dinner). The student has to pay any other food-related expenses. Please note that special dietary requirements (for example vegetarian, vegan or other) may not be accommodated by the host family and the student may have to buy supplementary food.&nbsp;<br />*In the case the student is accomodated in a student's hostel or others where food is not covered, IFMSA-Chile will provide 2000 CLP per working day to the student.</li> <li><strong>Lodging (accommodation)</strong>: The student will live with a Host Family or a Chilean student. The student may arrive to their host family the weekend before the start of the exchange (according to the Card of Acceptance) and leave the weekend of the last week of exchange.</li> </ul>
Special Remarks
  • Our tutors do a voluntary work in IFMSA Chile, for which we ask for the maximum respect to the schedules and responsibilities in the exchange. Otherwise, the exchange will be canceled.
  • 90% attendance is mandatory in order to complete the rotation and receive the Certificate. Therefore, attendance for 18 weekdays in the 4-week rotation is necessary. The student is permitted to be absent for 2 days, but they have to inform the tutor and LORE in advance. More absent days cannot be replaced by night shifts, more working hours or weekends
  • The certificate will be issued on the last week of the rotation and will include 26 days, from the Monday of the first week to the Friday of the final week (4 full weeks). 
Application Form
Deadline
22 WEEKS
Special Remarks
  • Students must apply for 4 weeks exchange and for a calendar month exchange. First day of the month  (Monday) to last day of the month (Friday). Otherwise the AF will be returned
  • Students must apply for projects in three (3) different cities.  AF will be sent back in case of ignore this rule.

Some information about the Card of Documents:
  • Curriculum Vitae: This must include personal details, education, research experience, certifications, achievements, skills and languages. We also need to be mentioned details of the subjects the student is currently undertaking or has passed in Medical School (proved in the "Student's Record").
  • Copy of Passport: A photocopy of the page which displays the student's personal details is needed. All students need to upload their passport. Students from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela, those students may upload their national identity document instead.
  • Proof of Enrolment: A document to prove the student is enrolled in a Medical School/University is required and must be signed and stamped by the University/Medical School of origin.
  • Student's Record (Subjects passed): A document listing the courses the student has completed is necessary and must be signed and stamped by the University/Medical School of origin. The student must have approved the clerkships he/she is applying for by the time of the exchange.
Card Of Documents
Standard documents
- Photo (* Mandatory)
Format
- Card of Document
- Passport Copy (* Mandatory)
Format
- Card of Document
- Motivation Letter (* Mandatory)
Format
- Card of Document
- Proof of Enrollment (* Mandatory)
Format
- Card of Document
- Curriculum Vitae (* Mandatory)
Format
- Card of Document
- Language Certificate (* Mandatory)
Format
- Card of Document
- Recommendation Letter (* Mandatory)
Format
- Card of Document
- Students' Record (Subjects passed) (* Mandatory)
Format
- Card of Document
- SCORE Terms & Conditions (* Mandatory)
Format
- Card of Document
- Motivation Letter for Project 2 (* Mandatory)
Format
- Card of Document
- Motivation Letter for Project 3 (* Mandatory)
Format
- Card of Document
Special documents
Upon Arrival documents
- Health Insurance
Format
- Paper
The standard documents are the basic documents that the students are asking for and the special documents are less important, as only some Local Committees ask for them. So it's mandatory to upload the standard documents, but not the special ones. (Students do it when asked for by the LEO/NEO.)
The upon arrival documents are hard copies documents that the students are requested to take with them in the host country.”
Special remarks
Card of Acceptance
Deadline
8 weeks
Special remarks
  1. We accept students from the first monday of the month to the last friday of the month (4 weeks)
  2. Project might change
  3. Get in touch with Contact Person 1 (CP1)
  4. Accomodation will be available from the weekend before the exchange begins until the last day of it and will be informed after recieving the CC
  5. Please read the articles specified in the project form before the exchange begins
Card of Confirmation
Deadline
4 Weeks
Special remarks
  • After the deadline and with no request of substitution, the exchange will be cancelled.
  • In case of cancellation no money will be refunded
Visa
Visa
- Tourist Visa
NMO can provide additional documents if needed
Yes
NMO must be notified 16 weeks before exchange start if additional documents are needed
Special remarks
  • If you need a Visa please contact our embassy
    We can provide Invitation letters and other documents if required
    Student should apply for a Tourist/Student visa
    Once the sending NORE has sent the AF, you can ask for additional documents. This must be done by the sending NORE, NOT by the student.
Insurance
Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Travel Insurance

Special remarks
  1. Health Insurance is MANDATORY.
  2. the student should buy a Travel Insurance if he/she consider it aprropiate.
  3. IFMSA-Chile doesn't make responsible for any travel issues that sohuld be covered by the travel insurance (baggage lost, late flights, etc)
Health Documents
Documents
- Vaccination Card

Special remarks
Substitutions
Substitutions
- We prefer substitutions to cancellations
- We accept substitutions
- Substitutions depend on the LC
Deadline for substitutions (weeks)
Special remarks
  1. We accept substitutions but we can't assure 100% acceptante of the new students. It depents on the tutor.
  2. Substitutions can be made until 7 weeks before clerkship starts
  3. Substitutions must to be comunicated right away by email sending the new documents of the new students. Sustitutions of the students would be accepted just for the same period and the same project.
  4. Substitutions will be in the same LC, same project and same dates
  5. In case of cancellation no money will be refunded
Explore Link
Link to ExPlore Page
Chile (IFMSA-Chile)
Special Remarks
  • It is possible to request to be placed in the same city with other students (maximum of 2 students can be requested on the Application. Form). However we cannot guarantee that the students will be place in the same hospital, department or host family.
  • Change of Host Family is not allowed, please don't insist, unless there is really good reason. In case of making the request, it is mandatory that this be made to the email of the Contact Person and the NORE of IFMSA Chile.
  • If IFMSA-Chile receives complaints from the Hospital, the University, the host family or IFMSA-Chile members, the clerkship may be cancelled.
  • Whilst some host students may be able to meet their incoming student on arrival, it cannot be expected that IFMSA-Chile members will pick up incoming students at the airport or bus terminals, even if it is asked in the Card of Confirmation. Please remember that we are also Medical students, and run this exchange program in our spare time and free of charge (as in any other country) and therefore cannot act as a travel agency.
  • In some exceptional situations we are forced to change the host city/University in the very last minute, mostly due to University issues, student's strikes, etc. In this cases we will do everything in our reach to re-allocate the student, but it is not  guarantee that we will be able to respect was stated in the original Card of Acceptance (such as host department, type of accommodation, etc).
  • You must remember that all the work of IFMSA Chile is done by VOLUNTEERS, we will not accept verbal or physical aggressions to our LOREs and Contact Persons
Validation Date
13/07/20
Date Last Update
13/07/20