The university provides malpractice insurance coverage for international visiting students, but all students are responsible for their personal health insurance coverage . Upon your arrival, you will be required to show proof of personal health insurance. The US does not have socialized medicine. Housing Information Housing arrangements must be made immediately upon acceptance so that you will have a place to stay upon arrival in New Orleans. Short-term housing is difficult to obtain in New Orleans.
Most facilities require at least a year's lease.
Visitors must pay their own living expenses. During clerkships at Tulane School of Medicine, students are required to wear short white medical jackets, not long ones. The deposit will be refunded when the coat is returned. Do NOT send cash. Bank checks are acceptable only if they are in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. Bank.