Clerkship Objectives

At the end of this clerkship, a student will be able to:

Clerkship Objective

MD Program Objective 

Demonstrate knowledge in Internal Medicine in the inpatient setting. 

  • Medical Decision Making 3 (I.E.3) 

Demonstrate proficiency in history taking in the Medicine inpatient setting.  

  • History Taking 1 (I.A.1) 

  • Communication skills 1 (I.F.1)

Demonstrate proficiency in physical examination in the Medicine inpatient setting. 

  • Physical Examination 1 (I.B.1) 

Demonstrate the minimum proficiency as a reporter on the RIME schema (Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator).

  • Clinical Reasoning 1 (I.D.1) 

  • Medical Decision Making 1 (I.E.1) 

Formulate an accurate assessment and management plan for patients in the Medicine inpatient setting.

  • Medical decision making 1 (I.E.1)

  • Medical decision making 2 (I.E.2)

  • Healing and Therapeutics 4 (II.C.4)

Integrate and interpret data from history, physical exam and tests to generate a problem list and differential diagnosis.

  • Clinical Reasoning 1 (I.D.1) 

  • Medical Decision Making 1 (I.E.1) 

Interact with peers, supervisors and other members of the health care team in a professional and respectful manner. 

  • Communication Skills 3 (I.F.3) 

  • Communication Skills 5 (I.F.5) 

  • Teamwork 1 (III.C.1)

  • Honesty and integrity 1 (IV.C.1)

Interact with patients, families and/or caregivers in a professional and respectful manner. 

  • Communication Skills 2 (I.F.2) 

  • Communication Skills 4 (I.F.4) 

  • Honesty and integrity 1 (IV.C.1)

  • Honesty and integrity 2 (IV.C.2)

  • Respect 1 (IV.E.1)

Take initiative and demonstrate reliability in completing patient care tasks and communicating clinical data across all clerkship settings.  

  • Teamwork I (III.C.1)

  • Communication Skills 5 (I.F.5) 

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