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Professional Exchange : Exchange Conditions of HCCM(Russian Federation)
Level of studies	We accept clinical students (preclinical students after special agreement with NEO)
Type of Clerkship	Clinical clerkship. Preclinical clerkship only on special agreement with NEO
Languages	Russian, English
Duration of Clerkship	All clerkships last 4 weeks from the 1st of the desired month.
Working Conditions	Mo-Fr 8:30a.m.-2p.m.
Disciplines	All clinical fields except Psychiatry.
Periods & Towns	Unfortunately, we CAN NOT accept ALL students in Moscow. Please, mark in the application form 3 choises of the city (please no -Moscow-Moscow-Moscow -it`s not 3 choises,it`s one choise!!!). Arkhangelsk Cheboksary Chelyabinsk Ekaterinburg Izhevsk Kursk Moscow (september) Nizhnii Novgorod Omsk Perm Samara (just august) Stavropol Tymen Ufa (july and september)
Application documents & deadline	Deadline for applications is 3 months before beginning of clekship. We can't guarantee to consider applications that arrive later than 3 months in advance of the beginning of the desired period of clerkship. 2 copies of the application form, 2 photos, motivation letter, COPY OF STUDENT/S PASSPORT and ADDITIONAL DATA LIST must be enclosed. Proof of HBV vaccination, anti-HCV test are needed. Other medical documents - on special requirements (depends on medical schools, will be reported by LEO-in). Passport must be valid at least 1,5 years after the last day of suppositional clerkship We accept all above-mentioned documents on CD but we need 1 printed AF with NEO's stamp and signature with student's photo enclosed. CC must be sent at least 4 weeks prior the beginning of the clerkship otherwise we can't guarantee exchange program to be organized.
Digital documents required
Card of Acceptance deadline (weeks in advance)	8
Card of Confirmation deadline (weeks in advance)	4
Insurance	Health and accident insurance from your country is mandatory.
Pocket Money	usually none (only some LCs provide money instead of board)
Board & Lodging	Free of charge on bilateral agreement within the student's family or in student's hostel, 300 Euro for Unilateral Exchanges. Accommodation can be provided ONLY for the period of clerkship stated in CA.
Social Program	Depends on the LEO, usually available throughout a year except exam period (June and January) when it is limited. More information will be send with CA. Social Program is NOT daily activity.
Substitutions	Substitute student MUST arrange visa by HIM/HERSELF in case IL has already been made)and accept the same period and department. All changes must be reported to NEO asap by e-mail.
Cancellations	We prefer cancellations to substitutions. Should the student cancel his/her exchange this must be reported to NEO by e-mail asap.
Visas	Students from ALL countries need visa to enter Russia. We don't make ILs by ourselves. They are composed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs. COPY OF STUDENT`S PASSPORT and ADDITIONAL DATA LIST are required. It takes 1 month to make IL!!! IL from DB is NOT valid for visa application! If we don't have these documents 3 months prior the beginning of clerkship we CAN`T guarantee student will get this IL on time!!! In case any of this documents were late we can send the IL by express post upon special agreement with the student or NEO, but will charge the full price from the student.
Special remarks	Students who would like to be placed together must clearly state this in both AFs. White coats and stethoscopes are required. Unused contracts may be postponed ONLY on special agreement with NEO.
More info Link	WWW.HCCM.RU
These Exchange Conditions are valid until:	01-08-2010
Last update of data (GMT)	26/08/2010