Medical Electives

Warning

This is by no means an exhaustive list, but hopefully will give you some ideas about where might offer psychiatry placements, how to approach organisations and where you can look for sponsorship/bursary/grants. Most organisations will support elective students, so if you are interested in attending a particular location then you can usually contact the organisation directly. 

UK

Kings College, London

Oxford University

Leicester-forensic services

USA

Yale University, New Haven

American Psychiatric Association-HIV Psychiatry

University of Pennsylvania, Philidelphia 

NYU, New York

Scholarships: 

Royal Medical Benevolent Fund

Royal Society of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow

Remember that your own university may have its own fund for assisting medical students on elective.

Editorial Information

Last reviewed: 29/04/2024

Next review date: 21/01/2028

Author(s): MyPsych Editorial Group.

Version: 1.0

Author email(s): mypsych@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.

Approved By: MyPsych Editorial Group

Reviewer name(s): MyPsych Editorial Group.