Medical Students

Central Maine Medical Center Family Medicine Residency provides clinical and educational experiences to third year core students and fourth year elective students. We are a very competitive site for clinical rotations. You are encouraged to apply months in advance in order to secure an approved rotation.

Our residency is a host Core Clerkship site for the entire third year of clinical experiences for the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM). We accept a total of 8 students from UNECOM that are matched to our site through a lottery process.

We also are a core site for the following 3rd year Clerkships and 4th year Sub Internships:

• Family Medicine (Boston Univ School of Medicine, Tufts Maine Medical School and the University of Vermont School of Medicine)
• Geriatrics (Boston University School of Medicine)
• Internal Medicine Sub Internship
• Family Medicine Inpatient Sub Internship

We strive to provide an optimal learning experience by allowing students to be involved in all aspects of medical education. We will only schedule rotations when there is no conflict with resident education. Rotations are available to students from the US, Canadian and Off Shore Medical Schools, as long as the proper paperwork is provided.

Documentation Requirements (once approved for a rotation):

• Clinical Experience Agreement between your school and Central Maine Medical Center (our contracts personnel will work with your school to establish this)
• Letter of Good Standing from the school
• Immunization Records
• Measles (Students born prior to January 1, 1957 are exempt from the Measles vaccination requirement)
• Mumps
• Rubella
• Hepatitis B
• Tuberculin Test (PPD)
• Varicella
• Flu Shot (during appropriate season)
• National Background check is complete with satisfactory results (local background checks are not accepted)
• Social Security Address/Alias Trace
• State of Residence Criminal Background Search
• National Sex Offender Search
• Office of Inspector General Search
• Excluded Party List System Search

What We Offer to Students:

• CMMC is located within walking distance to many local attractions: Bates College, the world renowned Sam's Italian Sandwich Shop, Dunkin Donuts, a pharmacy, dry cleaners & various places of worship. 
• Vermont Transit has a station in Lewiston and there are several taxi services available.
• Housing - we provide free apartment style housing within walking distance of CMMC. It may be necessary for you to share a bedroom in the apartment if the student census is high. The apartment has a fully equipped kitchen, wireless internet and basic cable. Each student will need to provide their own linens (twin bed), blankets, pillows, towels & toiletries. No pets are allowed.
• Parking - there is off street parking whether you are commuting or taking advantage of our housing.
• Food - we offer free access to our hospital cafeteria for up to 3 meals a day based on commuting or using our housing full time.
• Wellness - we offer free access to our wellness center, located on the hospital campus. The center includes cardiovascular equipment and weights and any affiliated classes. Any classes that require the payment of a fee will be the responsibility of the student.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT JILL FREDA, M.S., UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION COORDINATOR, AT fredaji@cmhc.org or 207-795-2824.