UBC Department of Pediatrics Year 3 Student Orientation Manual

3. Academic Requirements
‣ One history and physical written assignment handed on 2 nd Friday of the rotation.
‣ One history and physical examination observed by a faculty member or resident. To be
arranged from week 3 to 7. This will be scheduled during the inpatient part of rotation.
‣ Mid‐rotation quiz – which is formative and available on Medicol from Monday week 5 to
Monday week 6. It will not be available after the deadline. If not completed a notation will
be made on End of Clerkship Assessment.
‣ One newborn Mini‐CEX to be handed in by 7 th Friday of the rotation.
‣ Complete 20 CLIPP cases
‣ Safe Medication Order Writing Module – online.
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Special Note on Student Roles & Responsibilities
SUPERVISION
Students must be supervised directly or indirectly at all times.
History & Physical
Must be completed, reviewed and countersigned by the attending physician or resident
within 24 hours of admission.
Orders
Orders must be written under appropriate supervision of attending physician or resident. For
all orders clerks must sign orders as below:
Signature
Printed name
Year 3, Class 2011
College of Physician and Surgeons of British Columbia identity number (CPSID)
Pager or cell #
Discussed with Dr.
Write the name of resident or attending physician the order was discussed with.
Procedures
Clerk may perform procedures under appropriate supervision. (For details please see the
Year 3 P&P manual posted on MEDICOL).
Clerks may not discharge a patient from ward in the hospital, from emergency department or
outpatient department. Patients can only be discharged once approval has been given by a
senior resident or in charge physician.
Clerks cannot sign birth and death certificates, mental health certificates or other medicolegal
documents, although they may carry out the task of certifying death.
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REF: 1: Policy and Procedure Manual Yr III, 2011 ‐ 2011.