Clerkship Absence Make-Up Procedures

All absences from required activities must be made-up. The table below provides the available option(s) to make-up absences from each component of this clerkship. If the required make-up cannot be completed during the clerkship, a student may be required to 1) complete make-up experiences during elective time or 2) reschedule the clerkship to another time.

Please see the Year 3 and 4 Attendance and Absence Policy for more information: https://icahn.mssm.edu/education/students/handbook/attendance-standards)

Clerkship Component	First Absence	Second Absence	Third Absence	Additional Absences
Labor & Delivery Days	1 Make up shift during clerkship	2 Make up shifts during clerkship, or elective or transitional block.	3 Make up shifts during clerkship, or elective block.	Reschedule Clerkship or repeat week.
Labor & Delivery Nights	1 Make up shift during clerkship	2 Make up shifts during clerkship, or elective or transitional block.	3 Make up shifts during clerkship, or elective block.	Reschedule Clerkship or repeat week.
GYN	Virtual/online modules or activities assigned by clerkship director.	1 make up shift during elective or transitional block.	2 make up shifts during elective block.	Reschedule Clerkship or repeat week.
GYN ONC	Virtual/online modules or activities assigned by clerkship director.	1 make up shift during elective or transitional block.	2 make up shifts during elective block	Reschedule Clerkship or repeat week.
1:1 Experience	Virtual/online modules or activities assigned by clerkship director.	1 make up shift during elective or transitional block.	2 make up shifts during elective block.	Reschedule Clerkship or repeat week.

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 Year 3 and Year 4 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.