Important Dates and Information

IMPORTANT DATES & INFORMATION

Dates to Remember

Your Mid-Assessment Exam will be on Thursday, May 7, 2008
1:00 – 6:00 p.m., PDL, 801 Building

Your Mid-Clerkship Exam will be on Wednesday, May 28, 2008
1:00 – 4:30 p.m. in the Third Floor Computer room, 801 Building

The Clinical Skills Exam (Station Exam) will be Wednesday, July 2, 2008
7:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., PDL & Computer Lab, 801 Building

The NBME Final Exam will be Thursday, July 3, 2008
8:00 – 11:00 a.m. in Room D443, MMC

Absences / Questions

The clerkship office must be notified of all absences. If you know in advance that you have an appointment or school meeting, let the clerkship office know as soon as possible. If you wake up sick, call 545-3900 or 545-8933 by 8:30 a.m., so assigned residents and/or faculty can be notified. In accordance with School policy, all absences will be reported to the Office of Student Affairs.

Weather Emergency Policy

The following steps will be taken in a weather related emergency.

1) Dean Dorsey has the option of closing the entire school. If that occurs, email and radio announcements will be broadcast. No classes or clerkships will run for any student in Springfield.

2) If Dean Dorsey does not close the entire school, Drs. Constance and Klamen have the option of closing the curriculum for the Year 2, 3, and/or 4 classes. Note that on occasion one class may be cancelled (Y2) while other classes (Y3 and 4) will not be. In the case of a cancellation, the years affected will be sent an email notifying them that classes are cancelled. For example, if the Y2 classes are cancelled, the Y2's will receive an email to that effect. Therefore, if a student does NOT receive an email from Drs. Constance and Klamen, the student should assume that the curriculum has NOT been cancelled.

3) If the school and the curriculum have not been cancelled, the Internal Medicine clerkship director, Dr. Hingle, has the option of closing clerkship activities. Dr. Hingle will send out an e-mail if Internal Medicine clerkship activities have been cancelled. Therefore, if a student does NOT receive an e-mail from the clerkship director, the student should assume that the clerkship has NOT been cancelled. If an individual student is having travel difficulties, they are expected to contact Dr. Hingle via e-mail, pager or phone.

What to do for an exposure to blood/body fluids . . .

An exposure is a needlestick, cut, puncture wound, mucous membrane splash or a cutaneous exposure (especially if the skin is broken).

1. Wash exposed site immediately.

For needlestick, cut, puncture wound or cutaneous exposure, wash with soap and water.

For mucous membrane splash (eyes, nose, mouth), flush with water only for fifteen minutes.

2. IMMEDIATELY Contact SIU Infection Control by phone (217/545-8970).

If exposure occurs after 4:30 p.m., or on a weekend or holiday, contact the SIU Infectious Disease physician on call (217/545-5880); contact the Infection Control (IC) Nurse the next working day.

If exposure occurs at a satellite or preceptor site, follow the site’s procedures for exposure; contact the IC Nurse as soon as possible.

3. Complete a Report of Exposure form. (Obtain form Infection Control Nurse.)

Describe incident in detail, including route of exposure, description of the student’s duties as they relate to the exposure, and type of device used during exposure.
Include information about the source patient, if known (name, medical record number, date of birth, and physician name).

Holiday Weekend

You will be excused for the holiday weekend at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 23, 2008 and you must report back on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. for Department of Medicine Grand Rounds.

Check your clerkship mailboxes AT LEAST weekly and please check your email daily for notices of any schedule changes or messages. Also check the bulletin board in the student room for notices and sign-up sheets.

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