The AAMC posted recommendations for a medical student away rotations for the 2021-2022 interview cycle (the away rotations that would typically occur this coming year.

Link to full recommendations here, with the key excerpt below the link.

https://www.aamc.org/what-we-do/mission-areas/medical-education/away-rotations-interviews-2020-21-residency-cycle

For the 2021-22 academic year, away rotations resume no earlier than August 1, 2021, with the following guidance:

• After April 15, learners may begin applying for and scheduling in-person away rotations with a start date of August 1, 2021, or later.  

• Programs hosting learners for away rotations are encouraged to adhere to May 1 as the date to begin processing away rotation applications that begin on or after August 1. 

• Given the compressed timeline – paired with an inadequate quantity of electives available for completion – medical schools are encouraged to limit approved away rotations in any specialty to one per learner, except in cases where additional rotations are needed to complete graduation or accreditation requirements. Residency programs are encouraged to take into consideration if a learner exceeded the one-away-rotation limit during the residency selection process. 

• Programs may continue to offer virtual electives to provide opportunities for learners to explore the specialty and program.  

• The working group will continue to monitor the information and plans to provide an update to the community no later than April 15, 2021, either confirming that August 1 remains an acceptable start date, or creating a new start date.