Required Clinical Experiences (RCE)

RCE 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 shelf exam in order to pass the clerkship.

You can read more about RCEs in our policy in the Student Handbook under Year 3 and 4 Policies and Procedures and Assessment and Grading.

Students will perform all components listed next to each RCE:

Surgery-Anesthesiology Clerkship

Abdominal Pain (Adult)	Obtain the patient history Conduct a physical exam Interpret data Present case
Fluid or Electrolyte Disorder	interpret pertinent patient data
Assess for postoperative pain	obtain patient history conduct a physical exam
Assess a surgical incision for signs of healing and infection	Conduct a physical exam
Perform airway management	Perform at least one patient airway management techniques, including mask ventilation AND either laryngeal airway (LMA) or endotracheal tube placement, in a real or simulated patient.
Perform dressing change	Perform at least one dressing change on a surgical patient
Demonstrate appropriate scrubbing technique	Demonstrate at least one appropriate scrubbing technique
Demonstrate knot-tying technique	Perform at least one technique for tying surgical knots
Demonstrate suturing technique	Perform at least one technique for suturing