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	Third Absence	Additional Absences
Core Surgery Shift	Weekend day OR Extended day call	Weekend day OR Extended day call	Weekend day OR Extended day call	Reschedule Clerkship or repeat week
Subspecialty Surgery Shift	Weekend day OR Extended day call	Weekend day OR Extended day call	Weekend day OR Extended day call	Reschedule Clerkship or repeat week
Anesthesiology Day	Difficulty Airway Assignment	Complex pre-op case/module	Repeat Anesthesiology Week	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.