- General Description
- Practical clinical experience is an integral part of each OSU-COM clerkship program. OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine (OSU-COM) directs the clerkship program. The courses (rotations) are conducted at OSU-COM affiliated "core" teaching hospitals located in Tulsa, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. OSU-COM requires successful completion of rotations for graduation.
- The chairman of the OSU-COM department of internal medicine coordinates the course and the department arranges assignments and additional course responsibilities.
- Two rotations (courses I-CLME 9115 and II-CLME 9125) in clerkship medicine are assigned. Each rotation is a four-week clinical experience designed to develop patient-related cognitive and decision-making skills. The teaching physician for each service directs patient responsibilities, reading assignments, and educational activities. Students are encouraged to observe, evaluate and participate in discussions of patient care.
- Students are expected to dress appropriately. Men should wear a shirt, tie, and slacks. Women should wear slacks or a dress. A white physician’s jacket with OSU identification should be worn at all times. Scrub suits are acceptable in intensive care units.
- Students are expected to identify themselves to patients and hospital personnel as medical students, not as graduates or licensed physicians.
- Course Objectives
- Medicine clerkship is designed to acquaint third-year medical students with care of acutely-ill, hospitalized patients. Case discussions, clinical pathology conferences, didactic lectures, and bedside teaching accompany patient care.
- Learning Resources
- OSU Medical Center Library
- OSU-COM Library
- Student Responsibilities
- One hundred percent (100%) attendance is required on all rotations. An excused absence must be obtained from the service director and approved by the department chairman prior to any absence. Students are expected to make up all absences due to short-term illness, accident, or personal matters (e.g., intern interviews, etc.). Make-up arrangements are made with the service director. Additionally, attendance is mandatory at Morning Report, Noon Conference, CPC, and Core Curriculum Lecture Series.
- Educational Events
- Morning Report: Conducted from 7:15-8:15 a.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
During this time, students are required to present the history and physical, and work-up of patients in their care. Presentation format is reviewed with each class at the beginning of rotation.
- Student Book Club: A review of current literature supervised by an attending physician on Wednesday from 7:15-9:00 a.m.
- Clinical Rounds: Conducted following Morning Report, Monday through Friday. The length and involvement of rounds are determined by type of service and the service director. Many services provide experience in an office setting.
- OSUMC Academic Lectures: Provide additional learning experience for third-year students.
- Tumor Board: Held third Tuesday of every month from 12:00-1:00 p.m.
- Grand Rounds: Held every Wednesday from 12:00-1:00 p.m.
- Evaluation
- At the completion of each rotation, the attending physician on each service determines overall performance. Input is gathered from residents, interns and other supervising physicians. The final evaluation, with comments, is determined by careful assessment of medical knowledge, diagnostic acumen, decision-making, professionalism, and interaction with other members on the service.
- Overall Evaluation is a Percent as Follows:
| A |
90-100% |
Excellent |
| B |
80-89% |
Good |
| C |
70-79% |
Satisfactory |
| D |
65-69% |
Marginal |
| U |
64% and below |
Unsatisfactory |
- Grades for Each Month’s Rotation are Determined as Follows:
- The written test is worth twenty percent (20%) and covers a collection of clinical material distributed at the start of rotation.
- The clerkship evaluation is worth eighty percent (80%) and is determined by performance during rotation, presentations at Morning Report, and participation on the service.
- Grade Grievances: Directed to the course coordinator or chairman of internal medicine.
- Course Coordinator
Damon L. Baker, D.O., FACOI
Chair and Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
CMO OSU Medical Center
918-382-3535
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