Every year, Cincinnati Children’s hosts non-employee international visitors throughout the institution. These health professionals can apply to come in a non-employee capacity in one of two ways: clinical observers and researchers.
To be eligible for the International Visitor Program at Cincinnati Children’s, applicants must either be on staff at an abroad institution or in an accredited program during time of application and during the requested time of visit.
There is no educational credit or certificate for coming to Cincinnati Children’s.
Clinical Observerships
Applicants interested in a clinical observership must meet one of the following requirements:
- Be a current attending physician, resident, or fellow abroad;
- Hold a PhD or Master's Degree and be employed abroad; or
- Be enrolled in a PhD program abroad
Observers are eligible to enter the US on a B-1/B-2 visa or through the Visa Waiver Program (if the visitor is a citizen of a country approved for the Visa Waiver Program). Observerships are usually between one week and three months in length, but vary by division.
International visiting clinical observers are allowed to come to Cincinnati Children’s to observe only (i.e., hands-on training and diagnoses are prohibited).
Non-Employee Research Opportunities
Cincinnati Children's is authorized to host J-1 visitors in two categories: Research Scholar and Short-Term Scholar.
J-1 Scholars must meet one of these criteria:
- Have earned a PhD or MD
- Have earned a master's degree or be enrolled in a master's degree program in a field related to their work at Cincinnati Children's.
- Have earned a bachelor's degree and have minimally three years of relevant research experience.
A CV of the individual will be reviewed to determine eligibility in this category.
Immigration Services is the Designated Program Sponsor and will process the DS-2019s needed for this experience.
How to Apply
If interested in applying for an observer or research program, please use the link below.
Please note the following documents are needed to complete the application:
- Confirmation of Employment or Academic Enrollment
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- Picture/information page of your passport
- Proof of English Proficiency (required if applying for a non-employee research opportunity)
- A recent photograph
