title: Development of an internal medicine clerkship by a department of medicine.
abstract: In this report, the author summarizes the creation and evolution of an internal medicine clerkship in three large teaching hospitals undergoing transition from affiliated hospitals to the university hospitals of a new medical school. The creation of the clerkship has had major effects on the perceptions of both the residents and the faculty of their roles as teachers and evaluators. The methods felt to be particularly successful in facilitating the transition of the hospitals are emphasized: a preceptorship for medical students, monthly grading conferences for students, and evaluations by the students of the clerkship, the house staff, and the faculty.
mesh_terms: D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006785:Hospitals, University; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education*; D007396:Internship and Residency; D011231:Preceptorship; D012577:Schools, Medical; D014481:United States