Evaluation
Students may receive an overall clerkship rating of:
- Satisfactory
- Unsatisfactory
The Department of Medicine faculty determines these ratings by evaluating a student’s performance in each of two categories: Clinical Skills/Application of Medical Knowledge, and Professional Behavior. In each category, a student’s performance may be designated:
- Meets Expectations
- Does Not Meet Expectations
Sources of information used for each category and percentage weights assigned in determining ratings are:
| CLINICAL SKILLS / APPLICATION OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE | WEIGHT |
| 1. Review of Narrative Comments from Clinical Coaches | 50% |
| 2. Clinical Skills Exam | |
| - Ambulatory Cases | 10% |
| - Standardized Patient Encounters | 10% |
| - EKG Interpretation | 5% |
| - CXR Interpretation | 5% |
| - CCX Completion of SP Encounters | 20% |
| PROFESSIONAL / NON-COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR | |
| 1. Review of Narrative Comments from Clinical Coaches | 80% |
| 2. Peer Evaluations | 20% |
Overall clerkship ratings will be determined as follows:
- SATISFACTORY – Students must receive “Meets Expectations” ratings in each of the objective categories to receive a satisfactory rating for the clerkship.
- UNSATISFACTORY – Students who receive an “Does Not Meet Expectations” rating in either of the objective categories will receive an overall rating of “Unsatisfactory” for the clerkship. Recommendations to the Student Progress Committee will be based on the number of “Does Not Meet Expectations” ratings received. For each of the categories, specific remedial activities will be suggested. While this plan is adhered to in almost all instances, the faculty of the Department of Medicine reserves the right to make exceptions.