The four week Aerospace Medicine Clerkship is offered semi-annually during the months of April and October at the Johnson Space Center (Houston, Texas) and typically begins the first Monday and concludes on the last Friday of the month. The clerkship involves formal lectures on space medicine topics and issues, as well as familiarization with the medical aspects of International Space Station operations, design and function. Clerkship participants are required to complete a research project and paper in a current focus area of space medicine, which will be presented both orally and written to the JSC Space Medicine Community.
Aerospace Medicine Research Rotation
The four week Aerospace Medicine Research Rotation is offered monthly at Wyle Labs (Houston, Texas) and typically begins the first Monday and concludes on the last Friday of the month. The rotation involves participation in a research project in a current focus area of space medicine under the supervision of a physician mentor. At the conclusion of the rotation, the research project will be presented both orally and in written format to the JSC Space Medicine Community.
