Transition to Clinical Care
In this two-week course, students acquire the skills to function effectively in the clinical environment. Focus is on communication skills, clinical documentation and presentation skills, learning environment, academic success, patient care quality, humanism and other clinical skills.
Primary Clinical Clerkships
The Primary Clinical Clerkships are aligned in four 12-week blocks:
- Medicine (8 weeks) and Primary Care (4 weeks)
- Pediatrics (6 weeks) and Ob-Gyn (6 weeks)
- Surgery (8 weeks), Anesthesia (2 weeks) and Emergency Medicine (2 weeks)
- Psychiatry (6 weeks), Neurology (4 weeks) and Radiology (2 weeks)
Core clerkships require the successful completion of the NBME subject exams for a pass grade. Each core clerkship has a specific set of clinical skills and clinical conditions that students must encounter and document electronically. Students are given access to electronic cases and materials to augment their clinical experience.
