clerkship handbook - University of Hawaii – Department of Medicine

performance to date.
Absences from Ambulatory Medicine
On each half day that you are absent, you must notify your Ambulatory Preceptor and the Clerkship
Director (Dr. Laurie Tam at lmtam@hawaii.edu).
Each half day missed must be made up.
6B students usually have 2-4 weekday afternoons and every Saturday off each week. They
should try to schedule their make up during these times, at the convenience of their Ambulatory
Preceptor.
6L ambulatory students usually have 3 half days and every Saturday off each week. They should
try to schedule their make up during these times, at the convenience of their Ambulatory
Preceptor.
Notes
Attendance is mandatory for all Medicine Clerkship orientations and exams.
If you are absent for more than three (3) days, totaled over the course of the clerkship, the
clerkship is required to report this to the Office of Student Affairs.
Required make up for time missed must be completed by the end of Medicine Clerkship in order
to receive Credit for the clerkship. Ideally, required make up should be completed in the same
half of the clerkship that time was missed.
Questions regarding absences should be directed to the Clerkship Director (Dr. Laurie Tam at
lmtam@hawaii.edu).
CURRICULUM
The Medicine Clerkship Curriculum is based on the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine
(CDIM)-Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Core Medicine Clerkship Curriculum
Guide Version 3.0, which was released in 2006 to all Medicine clerkship directors in the United
States. The third edition outlines thirty-three (33) Training Problems and seventeen (17)
General Clinical Core Competencies, which are aligned with the Accreditation Council for
Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) general competencies. The Training Problems and
General Clinical Core Competencies are printed in the clerkship’s Student Handbook and
website.
The Medicine Clerkship Curriculum, which has been reviewed by JABSOM’s Department
of Medicine Student Education Committee (SEC), is aligned with and fulfills JABSOM’s
Graduation Objectives. The curriculum provides third-year medical students with the
opportunity to develop and demonstrate competence and excellence in the medical
knowledge, clinical skills and professionalism expected in the evaluation and care of the
adult patient.
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