Teaching in Phase 2
Clerkships
The clerkship year is a cohesive, integrated experience, with a focus on the developmental acquisition of clinical competence and achievement of the School of Medicine’s 18 Entrustable Professional Activities for entering residency (EPAs). Students are immersed in the clinical setting, both outpatient and inpatient. They play an active role on the clinical team, taking histories and physical examinations, developing management plans, and working closely with patients. All clerkships have time in the outpatient and inpatient settings.
Required Clerkships
- Transitional Clerkship (four weeks)
- Internal Medicine (eight weeks)
- Surgery (eight weeks)
- Family Medicine (eight weeks)
- Pediatrics (6 weeks)
- Obstetrics & Gynecology (6 weeks)
- Psychiatry (6 weeks)
- Neurology (6 weeks)
- Emergency Medicine (longitudinal)
SubInternships & Advanced Clinical Rotations (ACR)
Students are required to take a sub-internship, a critical care selective, and two electives from the SOM’s catalog. Sub-internship and critical care selection will be taken either during the ACR time frame or the beginning of the Phase 3 calendar year.
Activities that will be part of a student’s Phase 3 Plan can begin during Advanced Clinical Rotations. For example, a student can begin intensive research work immediately after finishing clerkships and taking Step 1.
Phase 2 Faculty Development:
Phase 2 orientation sessions occur November-January each year. These sessions cover important topics related to working with our clerkship students including setting goals/objectives and evaluation. Session information will be shared by the Clerkship/Faculty Development team in the late Fall. In addition site/department specific faculty development sessions are held throughout the year.