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 (First absence requirement AND the below)	Third Absence (First + second absence requirements AND the below)	Additional Absences
Missed didactic	Virtual/online module	Virtual/online module	Virtual/online module	Reschedule Clerkship or repeat week
ED	In person make-up session during clerkship (may include nights/ weekends)	In person make-up session during clerkship (may include nights/ weekends)	In person make-up session during clerkship and elective block	Reschedule Clerkship or repeat week
Clinic	In person make-up session during clerkship (preferred) or elective block	In person make-up session during clerkship (preferred) or elective block	In person make-up session clerkship and elective block	Reschedule Clerkship or repeat week
Inpatient	Virtual/online module assigned by clerkship director	In person make-up session during clerkship (may include nights/ weekends)	In person make-up session	Reschedule Clerkship or repeat week
Nursery	Virtual/online module assigned by clerkship director	In person make-up session during clerkship (preferred) or elective block	In person make-up session	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.