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Clinical Clerkships

Students must have successfully completed all pre-clinical courses prior to beginning clerkships. The required clerkship curriculum consists of a total of 93 clinical units (15.5 months). For more information about the clerkship curriculum, clerkship-related policies and procedures, and other requirements during the clinical years, please refer to information at the links below.

For information about clerkships for visiting students, please visit the Visiting Clerkships website.

 

Clinical Graduation Requirements for students beginning clerkships 2004-05 and later:
CLERKSHIP# DEPARTMENT TITLE UNITS
To be completed within the student's first 12 months:
*MED 300A Medicine General Medicine Core 12 (2 months)
*SURG 300A Surgery General Surgery 12 (2 months)
Two of the clerkships below (assigned by draw process) must also be completed within student's first 12 months:
ANES 306A or P Anesthesia Critical Care Clerkship 6 (1 month)
INDE 301A Family and Community Med Family Medicine Core 6 (1 month)
MED 313A Medicine Ambulatory Medicine 6 (1 month)
*NENS 301A Neurology Neurology Core Clerkship 6 (1 month)
*OBGYN 300A Obstetrics & Gynecology Basic Gynecology & Obstetrics 9 (1.5 months)
*PEDS 300A Pediatrics Child Health 12 (2 months)
*PSYC 300A Psychiatry Basic Core Psychiatry 6 (1 month)
These clerkships may be completed any time prior to graduation:
Selective I: Fundamentals of Clinical Care (chosen from approved list) 6 (1 month)
Selective II: Subinternship (chosen from approved list) 6 (1 month)
ELECTIVE 6 (1 month)
Total clinical units required for graduation 93 (15.5 months)

* Because passing of the NBME subject examination is a requirement in these clerkships, students must enroll in (i.e., begin) these clerkships at the latest by Period 7 of the final clinical year to allow time for remediation of failing scores prior to graduation.

MD Program Handbook - Essential Policies, Procedures, and Information
(Academic Year 2009-2010)

Authoritative document on policies and procedures related to completion of the Stanford MD degree. Clerkship-specific sections include, but are not limited to:

Section

Title

Page

2.1

Specification of Requirements for Graduation with the MD Degree

13

2.4

Data Security and Privacy (HIPAA) Training

17

2.5

Safety Training

18

2.9

School of Medicine Statement on Professionalism

30

4.1

Clerkship Periods

57

4.2

Clerkship Requirements (Table)

58

4.3

Clerkship Scheduling

58

4.4

Required Clerkship Descriptions

59

4.5

Selective Clerkship Requirement

  • Selective I: Fundamentals of Clinical Care
  • Selective II: Subinternship

63-67

64
66

4.6

Reflections, Research, and Advances in Patient Care (RRAP) – INDE297

68

4.7

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – MED 295

70

4.8

Subject Examinations in Required Clerkships

70

4.9

Clinical Performance Examination (CPX)

71

4.10

How to Take Elective Clerkships at Other Institutions

72

4.11

Requests to Complete Core or Selective Clerkships at Other Institutions

73

4.12

Absences During Clerkships

74

4.13

Policy on Dropping Clerkships Less than Two Weeks Before the Start of the Period

74

4.14

Definition of Medical Student Practice Role

75

4.15

Student Duty Hours and the Work Environment

76

4.16

Malpractice Liability for Medical Students

76

4.17

Student Participation in Clinical Activities Involving Personal Risk

77

4.18

Universal Precautions

77

6.2

Evaluation of Performance in Clinical Clerkships

  • Expectations of Student Performance in Clinical Clerkships
  • Clerkship Performance Evaluation Form
  • Standardized Patient Teaching and Assessment Activities
  • Correction of Deficiencies in Clinical Clerkships

97-102

97
100
102
102

Introduction to Clerkship Scheduling: Preparing for the Draw

The Clerkship Draw Handout illustrates the following information:

For a searchable database of all Stanford School of Medicine courses and clerkships, please refer to the School of Medicine Course Catalog.

 

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