Educational Programs for International Students

Stephen Klasko Observership Program for International Physicians

History

The USF Division of Infectious Disease & International Medicine created the Stephen Klasko Observership Program in 2006. The program initiated with physicians from the Dominican Republic traveling to Tampa General Hospital to be trained in various disciplines. Charter physician trainee Dr. Monica Thormann, Chief of Infectious Diseases at Salvador B. Gautier Hospital in Santo Domingo, trained with faculty from the USF Division of Infectious Disease at Tampa General Hospital.

Mission

The Stephen Klasko Observership Program for international physicians at the University of South Florida College of Medicine is dedicated to providing innovative medical education for medical physicians from around the globe. Through this program, highly motivated physicians, whose universities have forged a collaborative agreement with USF College of Medicine, are invited to participate in medical observerships and leadership training and subsequently return to their countries to be clinicians, leaders, and educators in their medical fields. This program is integrated into USF Health's initiative to provide creative training and educational programs to all deserving individuals.

Potential areas of training include:

• Infectious Diseases
• Internal Medicine

*Please note: The observership programs are restricted to select international universities (listed below) that have forged a collaborative agreement with the USF College of Medicine. Interested applicants should check back for updates. We do not accept applications from individuals affiliated with universities other than those listed below.

• Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakorn Nayok, Thailand  
• Yeungnam Medical Center, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
• Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

 Download Medical Observership Application

*Please note: The initial program will be restricted to select international universities that have forged a collaborative agreement with the USF College of Medicine. Interested applicants should check back for updates.