CLERKSHIP CURRICULUM
LEARNING FOR LIFE JANUARY, YEAR 2 THROUGH DECEMBER, YEAR 3
REQUIRED CLINICAL CLERKSHIPS
4 MODULE
Internal Medicine Family Medicine
8 weeks Inpatient 4 weeks Ambulatory
BLOCK 1
Obstetrics/ Gynecology
6 weeks Inpatient and Ambulatory 3 weeks OB
3 weeks GYN
BLOCK 2
Pediatrics
6 weeks
3 weeks Inpatient 3 weeks Ambulatory
Surgery/ Anesthesia Clinical Specialties
9 weeks Inpatient and Ambulatory 3 weeks Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Orthopaedics
BLOCK 3
Psychiatry/Substance Abuse 4 weeks Inpatient and Ambulatory Neurology 4 weeks Emergency Medicine 4 weeks
BLOCK 4
PROFESSIONALISM AND HUMANISM Doctoring/Communication Skills/Patient Safety
6 MODULE
4 MODULE
REQUIRED CLINICAL CLERKSHIPS
January, Year 2 – December, Year 3 - C lerkships emphasize management of acute and chronic illnesses across all age groups in both inpatient and ambulatory settings; clinical therapeutics, medical genetics, patient safety, structural and social determinants of health and interprofessional team-based practices are incorporated into all clerkships - Computerized simulation mannequins and standardized patients used in addition to patients for clinical skills, procedures, and physical exams - Five major teaching hospitals within walking distance of the School - Weekly didactics reinforce evidence-based concepts underlying clinical disease in each clerkship - Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail Grading
ELECTIVES, SELECTIVES, AND SCHOLARLY PURSUIT INDIVIDUALIZE YOUR EDUCATION
5 MODULE
Final 16 months + - Required 4 week sub-internship allowing increased responsibility for patient care in general medicine, general pediatrics, emergency medicine, or family medicine - 4 advanced Penn electives (16 weeks) and 2 additional electives (8 weeks): Penn electives, U.S. away rotations, research - Scholarly Pursuit with a faculty member for a minimum of 12 weeks requiring students to design and undertake a research project in the lab, clinic, or community and submission of a formal paper - Students earning either an MD/PhD or a dual degree (MDMS) or doing a research year fulfill the Scholarly Pursuit requirement - Bioethics (1 week) - Frontiers in Medicine (3 weeks): 2 weeks if completing an MD/Masters; completing an MD/PhD fulfills this requirement
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