Clerkship Information for Residents and Faculty

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Curriculum Overview of Third and Fourth Years

Year three begins with a two week introduction to clerkship course that prepares students for their clinical years. After this introductory course, students complete six required clerkships varying in length from 4 weeks to 12 weeks. All of the clerkships are interdisciplinary. Some are based entirely at ambulatory sites, some are entirely inpatient, and many are a combination. In addition to clinical training, each clerkship provides 6-8 hours of didactics each week.

The six required clerkships in the third year are as follows:

• BCC 7184 Primary Care and Special Populations (12 weeks)
• BCC 7144 Inpatient Medicine and Pediatrics (12 weeks)
• BCC 7134 Newborn and Maternal Health (4 weeks)
• BCC 7114 Emergent and Urgent Care (4 weeks)
• BCC 7154 Neuropsychiatry (8 weeks)
• BCC 7164 Surgical Care (8 weeks)

Year four has four required clerkships varying from 4 weeks to 8 weeks. Like the clerkships in year three, each clerkship provides 6-8 hours of didactics each week.

The four required clerkships in the fourth year are as follows:

• BCC 8117 Interdisciplinary Oncology (4 weeks)
• BCC 8190 Critical Care (4 weeks)
• Acting Internship (4 weeks)
• BCC 8116 Skin and Bones (4 weeks)

Clerkship Objectives

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Clinical Skills Assessment

As part of a broad assessment to assure competence in core clinical skills, all students complete multi-station, case-based Clinical Performance Exams (CPX) in four of their six junior clerkships. At the end of the third year, each student completes a comprehensive CPX demonstrating competence to reflect all core clinical skills at the end of year three. This multi-station case-based examination uses both Standardized Patients (SPs) and simulators to assess knowledge, skills and behaviors in the care of patients. This exam provides an experience that helps the student to prepare for the Step 2 CS.