Due to the high demand from students seeking internships at Erasmus MC, we are currently only accepting applications from universities that already have established partnerships with Erasmus MC.
If your home university has signed a Memorandum of Understanding or a bilateral agreement with Erasmus MC (for instance, within the framework of the EUR Erasmus+ program), we will try our best to find a placement in one of the departments. Please note that your university needs to contact us first and nominate you officially.
Clinical Electives
If you wish to do a clinical elective, you will need to have completed at least four years of medical training.
Internships can last up to a maximum of 4 weeks per department, with a maximum of two departments per student.
Placement is always subject to availability in the departments.
Please be aware that if you do not speak Dutch, there is a small chance to be placed in a department, as most departments have a Dutch language requirement (C1 level). Here is a list of departments that have a Dutch requirement (list is not exclusive):
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Otolaryngology
- Family Medicine
- Gynaecology & Obstetrics
- Intensive Care
- Internal Medicine (including Hematology, Oncology, Immunology & Rheumatology)
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopaedics; Physiotherapy
- Paediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
- Urology
- Nursing
Also, take into consideration that you will need to arrive at least five days prior to the start of your elective. A mandatory MRSA test will need to be done here at our institute. External MRSA tests will not be accepted.
Research Electives
Students in the field of Health Sciences, Medicine, Biology or any other life science program are welcome to apply for a research elective at Erasmus MC if they have completed at least three years of their university training.
Feel free to consult the following lists of research groups to explore potential research departments, labs, or projects.
Please note the following:
- Fluency in English (CEFR C1) is required;
- As a rule, a research project at the M.Sc. level will take at least six months;
- Erasmus MC funding is not available
Additional information
- No tuition fees are charged
- Erasmus MC does not offer on-campus housing. Please keep in mind that you therefore will need to find accommodation yourself. To help you out, please follow the information on the following website: Housing: Other accommodation providers | Erasmus University Rotterdam (eur.nl).