2009-2010 KCUMB College Catalog - Kansas City University of ...

Rural/Underserved Primary Care (one block), electives (four blocks) and Sub-internships
(two blocks).
Required third- and fourth-year clinical clerkships are completed at designated
training sites. Assignment to sites is determined by a match process conducted during
the second year.
All full-block clinical clerkships are awarded five semester credits. Third-year
discipline-specific (required) clerkships are awarded standard grades and all remaining
clerkships (electives and sub-internships) are graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U).
Special Note: A new grading policy will take place for all required clerkships
(excludes electives and sub-internships) beginning in the fall of 2010. This will be
initiated when the Class of 2012 begins clerkships. Traditional letter grades will be
replaced with Unsatisfactory (U), Satisfactory (S), High Satisfactory (HS) and Honors
(H). A student will have to repeat any clerkship in which an unsatisfactory grade is
earned.
Enrollment Status of Third- and Fourth-Year Students
Students enrolled in clerkships are considered full time. This full-time status is based
on a schedule, approved by the Office of Community Clinical Education, allowing the
student to complete the sequence of graduation requirements with his/her class.
Clinical Clerkship Terms and Definitions
Required Clerkships: The 12 clinical clerkships required of all students that are designed
to provide students with exposure, observation and training to further their
understanding of patient care in a variety of clinical, office and hospital settings. Serving
as the foundation for clinical training, all required clerkships are enhanced by specific
goals, learning objectives and reading assignments. Third-year required clerkships are
awarded traditional grades while all other clerkships are graded S/U. However, a new
grading policy will take place beginning in the fall of 2010. This will be initiated when the
Class of 2012 begins clerkships. At that time, required clerkships will be graded as
Unsatisfactory (U), Satisfactory (S), High Satisfactory (HS) and Honors (H).
Electives: Clerkships selected by the student to obtain clinical exposure, observation and
training within an area of interest. Elective clerkships are enhanced by specific goals and
learning objectives. All electives are graded S/U.
Sub-internships: Fourth-year clerkships are selected by the student to obtain additional
clinical exposure, observation and training within areas of interest. Students serve as the
primary care provider under direct supervision of the attending physician or faculty and
may perform simple diagnostic procedures. Focus is placed on self-education and more
advanced study of the selected discipline area. Sub-internships are enhanced by specific
goals and learning objectives and are graded S/U.
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