Staying true to our mission to educate those who serve, CCL faculty are happy to offer observership programmes to medical professionals. The program is purely observational and does not involve participation in actual clinical practice or direct patient care.
How long is the program?
The Clinical observership program can last anywhere from observing a single case to observing for two weeks or more. If your application is accepted, you will work together with the lead consultant for your observership to identify the specific dates for the observership.
Who is the program designed for?
The Clinical Observership Program is open to a range of people, from university students up to practicing clinicians.
Got a Question?
For more information on any of Observership Programs offered at Cleveland Clinic London, please send an email to CCLAcademicAffairs@ccf.org
All applicants will need to submit this application along with a £50 non refundable fee. Other fees may be applicable based on the duration and nature of the observership. If you have questions about the fees, please reach out to CCLAcademisAffairs@ccf.org prior to submitting your application.
General Application Requirements
Observerships are contingent on faculty availability and credentialling. Credentialling will include the following (you will be asked to submit this documetation once you submit the on-line application):
- Passport Copy
- Sharecode Right to Work for Non-UK Nationals only
- One Photo (Passport Size)
- Serology report
- Enhanced DBS for UK residents or international police check (for those living outside of the UK) or other document as required
- Signed observer agreement.
Supplemental Application Requirements
Medical Students
- CV
- Letter of Intent (Cover Letter)
- One letter of recommendation
- Letter of Endorsement from Dean or Program Director (should include learning objectives) written on official letterhead and duly signed
Health Professionals (All Doctors, Residents, and Post-Graduate Students, Allied Health, Nursing)
- CV
- Letter of Intent (Cover Letter)
Please read carefully:
- All incomplete and submitted applications will be automatically deleted from our system. Please take time to fill out the form and upload the required documents.
- Confirmation of training start date will only be provided once the clearance is complete.
- Observers are not employed by Cleveland Clinic London.
- Observers do not receive any financial support, worker's compensation, housing, insurance coverage, or other compensation from Cleveland Clinic London.
- Observers must follow all bylaws, procedures, and policies implemented at Cleveland Clinic London.
- Observers must follow patient confidentiality as outlined in the observer agreement.
- Observers are asked to comply with the professional dress code, which is business attire.
- Observership completion certificates can be provided on request.
- Observerships are clinical shadowing experiences, and observers will not participate in any direct patient care activities.
- Cleveland Clinic London may terminate an observership at its own discretion without any appeal process by the observer.
