Transcript Clerkship Update Template

Clerkship Update
Clerkship Name
Clerkship Director(s):
Clerkship Coordinator:
Description of Clerkship (Weeks)
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Location(s)
Allocation of time during clerkship
Structured didactics
Objectives
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List goals and objectives
How are they derived? (Locally or from national
standards such as those developed from clerkship
organization)
How do clerkship goals and objectives support
curriculum goals and objectives?
Comparability
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Differences among Galveston, Houston, Austin students
Coordination strategies across sites for comparability
Differences in student performance by site?
Differences in students’ evaluation of clerkship by site?
Feedback and ED-2
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Mid-term feedback
Summative feedback
ED-2 requirements and logbooks
Procedure tracking
Teaching by Residents and ED-24
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Preparing residents to teach clerkship students
Assuring residents know clerkship objectives
Monitoring, supporting residents’ teaching of students
Grading
List grading components
 Percent awarded Honors
 Shelf exam performance compared to national mean
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Longitudinal Curricular Themes Addressed
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Evidenced-based Medicine-
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Healthcare Delivery Systems-
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Professionalism and Cultural Compentency-
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Healthcare Economics and Policy-
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Public Health and Prevention
Summary of Student Feedback
Professionalism
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Excessive absences
Professionalism issues in students
Professionalism issues in clerkship faculty, staff or
residents
Special Features
Challenges & Changes
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Challenges
Special features
Changes since last Update+Review cycle