Hello, Everyone!

St. Matthew's University has decided to publish our clinical site list once again.

We trust that prospective and current students will treat this information in a professional manner.

We have posted our North American and UK core sites. We have also posted a partial list of electives our students have completed, partially to illustrate the range of fourth year clinical rotations available to international medical students.

You may view the list at http://www.stmatthews.edu/clinicalsites.html

Core Clinical Sites, North America:

Atlanta Medical Center , Atlanta, GA
Christian Hospital BJC System, St. Louis, MO
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, Roswell, NM
Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL
Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI
Harbor Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD
Hotel du Grace, Windsor, Ontario
Huron Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Jackson Park Hospital, Chicago, IL
Jamaica Hospital and Medical Center, Jamaica, NY
Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, IL
Peninsula Hospital Center, Far Rockaway, NY
Provena St. Joseph’s Hospital, Elgin, IL
Providence Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Sacred Heart Women’s Hospital, Pensacola, FL
Saint Anthony Hospital, Chicago, IL
Sheppard Pratt Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Southwest Hospital and Medial Center, Atlanta, GA
St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD
St. Johns Episcopal Hospital, Far Rockaway, NY
Synergy Medical Alliance, Saginaw, MI
Winding Roads Health Consortium/Roane Gen Hosp, WV
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Core Clinical Sites, UK:

Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove, Brighton UK
Chase Farm Hospital, Chase Postgraduate Centre, UK
Colchester General Hospital, Colchester, UK
Deaconess Hospital, Postgraduate Centre, Brighton, UK
Princess Alexandra Hospital Harlow, Harlow, Essex, UK
Rotherham General Hospitals/NHS Trust, Rotherham, UK
South Downs Health, Brighton, UK
Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Stockport UK
Whipps Cross Hospital, Whipps Cross Road UK

In addition to the above hospitals, St. Matthew’s students have taken elective rotations at the following hospitals:

Bethany Hospital, Chicago, IL
Bethesda Medical Center, W. Palm Beach, FL
Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH
Children’s Mercy Hospital, Liberty, MO
Christ Hope Children’s Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL
Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
Deaconess Hospital, Spokane, WA
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Flagler Hospital, St. Augustine, FL
Florida Hospital Celebration, Celebration, FL
Florida Hospital, Kissimmee, FL
Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH
Harvard Medical College, Boston, MA
Howard University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville, AL
Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, IA
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Kootenai Medical Center, Coeur dAlene, IA
Lincoln Family Practice Program, Lincoln, NE
Louis A. Weiss Memorial, Chicago, IL
Memorial Medical Center, Las Cruces, NM
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Mercy Hospital, Chicago, IL
Mercy Hospital, Des Moines IA
Methodist/Childrens Hospital, Omaha, NE
Methodist Hospital Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Mount Sinai School of Medicine – New York, NY
Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY
Newport Hospital – Newport, WA
North Central Bronx Hospital – Bronx, NY
Northeast London Mental Health Trust, UK
Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, WV
Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL
Prince George\'s Hosp. Ctr., Cheverly, MD
Queen Marys Sidcup, Sidcup, Kent, UK
Rush Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Sacred Heart Women’s Hospital, Spokane, WA
Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital, Chicago, IL
South Lake Hospital, Clermont, FL
South Shore Hospital, Chicago, IL
Staten Island University Hospital, New York, NY
St. Helena Community Health Center, Greensburg, LA
Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL
Trinity Hospital, Chicago, IL
University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Vanderbilt Univ. Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Weill Cornell Medical College – New York, NY
Yale University School of Medicine – New Haven, CT

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JP Yates
St. Matthew's University
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which one's offer all (if not most) core rotation requirements in one place?

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Carpe Diem
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I've been saying my Mantra of Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, London, and Orlando for so long, that I'm not sure.

I do know that you can do all of your cores at any of the UK sites. You can still do all of your cores in the above cities, but I'm not sure if all in one hospital, except Florida Hospital. I'll check with the clinical dept in the morning. The New York sites have only been available for 12 weeks at the stretch, so Ill have to check those as well.

I also know that you can do all of your cores save one in Christian Hospital BJC System St. Louis.

I'll post in the morning when I have the definite answers on that. Also, be sure to check the list from time to time, as we always have sites in development.

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Ok,

You can do all of your cores at Synergy, Jackson Park, Florida Hospital, and Atlanta Medical Center. You may do all of your cores except one at Christian Hospital BJC and Wyckoff Heights.

The US cities in which you may do all of your cores without moving are Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Saginaw, and Orlando.

We are currently working on a adding a few new hospitals to the system, be sure to check www.stmatthews.edu for updates.

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St. Matthew's University
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Are all the cores considered "green" at these locations?

* denotes all green rotations, + indicates green and non-green mixed, no mark means no green rotations:


Atlanta Medical Center , Atlanta, GA +
Christian Hospital BJC System, St. Louis, MO *
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, Roswell, NM +
Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL +
Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI
Harbor Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD *
Hotel du Grace, Windsor, Ontario *
Huron Hospital, Cleveland, OH *
Jackson Park Hospital, Chicago, IL +
Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, IL *
Peninsula Hospital Center, Far Rockaway, NY +
Provena St. Joseph’s Hospital, Elgin, IL *
Providence Hospital, Washington, D.C. *
Sacred Heart Women’s Hospital, Pensacola, FL *
Saint Anthony Hospital, Chicago, IL *
Sheppard Pratt Hospital, Baltimore, MD *
Southwest Hospital and Medial Center, Atlanta, GA +
St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD *
St. Johns Episcopal Hospital, Far Rockaway, NY +
Synergy Medical Alliance, Saginaw, MI *
Winding Roads Health Consortium/Roane Gen Hosp, WV +
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY + (only OB/GYN is not)

Core Clinical Sites, UK:

Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove, Brighton UK *
Chase Farm Hospital, Chase Postgraduate Centre, UK *
Colchester General Hospital, Colchester, UK *
Deaconess Hospital, Postgraduate Centre, Brighton, UK *
Princess Alexandra Hospital Harlow, Harlow, Essex, UK *
Rotherham General Hospitals/NHS Trust, Rotherham, UK *
South Downs Health, Brighton, UK *
Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Stockport UK *
Whipps Cross Hospital, Whipps Cross Road UK *

As you can see, for individuals concerned about green rotations, the UK is the best bet, as they are all green, and you stay in the same hospital the entire year.

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St. Matthew's University
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Is it possible to do all the clinical rotations in Ontario? (I know it is not one of the sites you listed eariler but I want to make sure.)

Hi dt,

Right now, it's only FP and electives. It's a new site, and we'll see what develops with more experience with each other.

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St. Matthew's University
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alright st matts has an optional semester to take off for the boards. Lets say you take that optional semester off and take your step 1 at the end of the semester. Do you have to wait till you get your pass grade before you start in the hospital?? What happend god forbid if you fail? Are you pulled from US rotations and sent to UK??

alright thought of another ??
I dont mind moving around for rotations. That is not such a big deal for me.. i can deal with it. The problem i have is with the waiting list for the greenbook rotations. Is it true that the waiting list is very long? as in you may be waiting 4, 5, or even 6 weeks between rotations??!! Is it true that this may postpone your graduation almost a year. say theres about 18 months of rotations. I was told on one of your chats that it will typically take you about 2 and a half years to finish rotations. I was thinking about it and that means you are sitting around just waiting for about 12 more months!!! also durring this time are you still paying tuition .. that means you will pay an entire year of tuition extra because you are enrolled.. but just waiting for a rtotation to start up!!!!
please shed some light on this