Visiting Residents

If you are interested in becoming a visiting resident at UNC, please read and complete the following steps. Plan to begin a minimum of 12 weeks prior to your proposed start date to complete the necessary paperwork and get everything approved from the institution and the North Carolina Medical Board, especially if you are coming from out of state.

Your first step is to contact the individual program that you are interested in joining to determine if they will accept you and to confirm the dates of the visiting residency.

Application Process

  • Contact the UNC training program that you are interested in rotating with to see if the program is able to host a visiting resident. If so, work with the Director and/or Coordinator to determine a mutually agreeable rotation period no less than 3 months out.
  • Download and obtain signatures on the Visiting Resident Rotation Request Form. The form requires signatures from the Sponsoring (Home) Institution Program Director and UNC Hospitals Program Director and should only be completed once both parties have agreed on the rotation.
  • Submit fully signed Request Form via Smartsheet.
    Once submitted, GME’s Accreditation Manager, Sarah Gonzalez, will work with your home institution to prepare a contract (Program Letter of Agreement, or PLA). UNC utilizes the AAMC Uniform Terms and Conditions and Program Letter of Agreement.
  • Ensure you have an active NC Medical Board License. If you do not have a NC license, work with your GME Specialist to apply for a Resident Training License (RTL). Again, please allow at least 12 weeks for the NCMB license application process.
  • Complete all Visiting Resident Application Requirements. Once the request form has been processed, a GME Specialist will send you a personalized link to MedHub where you will submit all requirements including:
    • The UNC Health Confidentiality Statement.
    • The UNC Health Code of Conduct Attestation.
    • The UNC Health Photo ID Badge Request Form.
    • An up-to-date copy of your Curriculum Vitae (including your current training program).
    • A copy of your malpractice insurance coverage certificate– must cover your rotation dates and indicate minimum coverage of $1 million per occurrence/$3 million annual aggregate.
    • A copy of your ECFMG Certificate (only applicable if you are a foreign medical graduate.)
    • Completion of the Visiting Resident LMS modules curriculum. (Instructions for completing the LMS modules will be sent out ~30 days prior to your rotation.)

Please note that UNC Hospitals requires all visiting residents to be fully trained in relevant EPIC@UNC systems before they can begin clinical work. Questions about the exact training requirements should be directed to the Program Coordinator for the program you will be visiting.

If you have any other questions, please contact the GME Office.

Contact Us

Office of Graduate Medical Education
UNC Hospitals
101 Manning Drive, Room INF1000 CB 7600
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. We are located on the first floor of the West Wing of the main Hospitals complex, in room INF1000, near the Hospital Mail Room.

Phone: 984-974-1072
Fax: 984-974-0290