Required Clinical Experiences (RCE)

RCEs ensure that students have adequate exposure to a variety of specialty-relevant presenting complaints commonly seen in the clerkship’s clinical setting. RCEs are logged online in One45. This process tracks that students are meeting the educational goals of the clerkship.

Students MUST have logged all RCEs in One45 by the day of the clerkship’s NBME exam in order to pass the clerkship. You can read more about RCEs in our policy in the Student Handbook under Phase 2 and 3 Policies and Procedures, here.

Students will perform all of the following components for each RCE:

Ambulatory Care- Geriatrics Clerkship

RCE Clinical Conditions: Non-Procedural

Clinical Conditions	Associated Skills
Diabetes Mellitus Hypertension Joint Pain	obtain patient history conduct a physical exam present the case including a discussion of differential diagnosis, assessment, and plan
Dyslipidemia	obtain patient history interpret pertinent patient data
Urinary Incontinence	obtain patient history present the case including a discussion of differential diagnosis, assessment, and plan
Cognitive Impairment / Dementia	perform a cognitive assessment on an adult patient with cognitive concerns using MMSE/MOCA/Mini-Cog present the case including a discussion of differential diagnosis, assessment, and plan
Depression / Mood disorder	obtain patient history perform a depression screen on an adult patient using PHQ-2 and/or PHQ-9
Functional Impairment / Falls	obtain patient history
Polypharmacy / adverse drug event	perform medication reconciliation on an adult patient with polypharmacy or at risk for an adverse drug event.
Discuss atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk	discuss ASCVD risk with an adult patient.
Discuss age-appropriate cancer screening tests	discuss age-appropriate cancer screening tests in an adult patient.
Discuss age-appropriate immunizations	discuss age-appropriate immunizations in an adult patient.