Elective Placements

Welcome to the Medical Elective information webpage for Medical Students on their penultimate or final year of study interested in a clinical placement at St George’s Hospitals .

Our elective placements are four weeks long and start on the first Monday of the month.

The elective programme opens for applications twice a year:

Electives
Applications open on:For electives beginning in:
November 2026 (dates to be confirmed)February 2027 to July 2027
May 2027 (dates to be confirmed)August 2027 to January 2028

More details on Eligibility, How to apply, Costs, Frequently asked questions, etc can be found on the St George’s University of London (SGUL) website: Medical electives (sgul.ac.uk)

For any further information, please contact the Undergraduate Medical Education Team Leader, Andrea Cavalcanti or the Electives team at SGUL on  elective@sgul.ac.uk.

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