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Clerkship Component	First Absence	Second Absence	Third Absence	Additional Absences
Inpatient Neuro shift	Virtual/online module assigned by clerkship director.	Make up extra evening call OR Weekend 1/2 day	Make up extra evening call OR Weekend 1/2 day	Reschedule Clerkship or repeat week.
Didactic Block (including disability and ableism session and sim lab)	Review recorded lectures or other relevant reading assigned by clerkship director.	Review recorded lectures or other relevant reading assigned by clerkship director.	NA	Reschedule Clerkship or repeat didactics.

Clerkship Component

First Absence

Second Absence

Third Absence

Additional Absences

Inpatient Neuro shift

Virtual/online module assigned by clerkship director.

Make up extra evening call

Weekend 1/2 day

Make up extra evening call

Weekend 1/2 day

Reschedule Clerkship or repeat week.

Didactic Block (including disability and ableism session and sim lab)

Review recorded lectures or other relevant reading assigned by clerkship director.

Reschedule Clerkship or repeat didactics.

**Short absences** (Absences of 1-2 hours in duration): Students should first attempt to prioritize flextime for meetings and appointments. If an absence from a clerkship activity is required, students must request the absence via Phase 2 and 3 Absence Request form. Make-up for a single short absence is not required. Make up for multiple absences totaling 8 hours will be equivalent to one full absence day and make-up will be guided by the table above.