clerkship handbook - University of Hawaii – Department of Medicine

3. Professionalism:
o Clinical performance (reflected on Student Evaluation Form)
(Interns, Residents, Chief Resident, Inpatient and Ambulatory Attending)
Credit for Credit for
Clerkship Advanced Medicine
Competency (in 3 rd yr) (by 12/31 of 4 th yr) Consequence
- - - Repeat the clerkship,
partially or entirely
Clerkship Level + +
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES
Inpatient Medicine
Schedule:
1) For 6B students, Inpatient Medicine is 5-1/2 weeks (if in the first half of the academic year) or 6
weeks (if in the second half of the academic year).
2) For 6L students, Inpatient Medicine is 6 weeks.
Site: The student will be assigned to Kuakini Medical Center (KMC), Queen’s Medical Center
(QMC) or Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC).
Orientation: The student will be oriented to the site by its Hospital Site Coordinator(s) (HSC) and
Chief Medical Resident (CMR).
Team Assignment: The student will be assigned to a medical team where an Upper Level
Resident will be directly responsible for the student’s supervision. The student will also work with
the Intern(s) on the team.
Call:
1) Students must take call every day that their team is on call. Students may leave earlier if
their patient care responsibilities are complete, with the Upper Level Resident’s approval.
2) Students at KMC must take one (1) overnight call with their team, preferably a Friday night
or a Saturday night.
Work Hours (See Work Hours, Dedicated Study Time and Days Off):
1) The earliest time that students are permitted to arrive at the hospital is 4:00 a.m. at KMC
and 5:00 a.m. at QMC and TAMC.
2) The earliest time that students are permitted to see patients, that is, to actually talk to and
examine patients, is 4:30 a.m. at KMC and 5:30 a.m. at QMC and TAMC (excluding emergency
situations such as Code Blues).
3) The Hospital Site Coordinators, Chief Medical Residents and Upper Level Residents are
aware of these work hour guidelines. If a student is not able to complete his/her work within
these work hour guidelines, the student is advised to see his/her Hospital Site Coordinator, Chief
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