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# Work Schedule/Duty Hours

## <mark style="color:blue;">General Clinical Schedule at MSH (SAMPLE)</mark>

Monday-Friday (no weekends, no overnights)

The **first Monday** of every two-week clerkship will be spent in orientation and didactics, in person unless otherwise noted (no clinical duties).  The **last Friday** of every two-week clerkship is spent taking the knowledge exam and doing two direct observations in the Morchand Center (no clinical duties).

First week

After attending orientation/didactics on **Monday**, students report to their **first** clinical site from **Tuesday to Friday** of the first week.

Second week

Students report to their **second** clinical site from **Monday to Thursday** of the second week and then take the knowledge exam and do the two direct observations in the Morchand Center on **Friday**. &#x20;

<mark style="background-color:blue;">**Week1**</mark>

<table data-header-hidden data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th width="274"></th><th align="center"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Monday</strong></td><td align="center"><strong>Tuesday through Friday</strong></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Orientation (all day)</strong></p><p>Didactics</p><p>Communication skills workshop</p></td><td align="center">Clinical site #1</td></tr></tbody></table>

<mark style="background-color:blue;">**Week2**</mark>

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="276"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Monday through Thursday</strong></td><td><strong>Friday</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Clinical site #2</td><td><p>DO (2)</p><p>Knowledge assessment</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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## <mark style="color:blue;">Orientation Day Reporting</mark>

Orientation takes place on the first day of the clerkship from **9:00 AM – 5:00 pm** in **Annenberg 10-30**.

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## <mark style="color:blue;">Work Hour Policy</mark>

Please view the ISMMS Clinical Student Work Hour Policy, which outlines the instructional time limitations for Phase 2 and 3 students, [here](https://ismms-md-program.gitbook.io/medical-student-handbook/policies-and-procedures/md-program-specific-policies-and-procedures/student-work-hours).


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