Beekeeper Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 I'm wondering if a student at McMaster or anyone who is knowledgeable about this can answer a question related to their clerkship program. How many weeks are each rotation? Is it similar to other medical schools in length? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Nice Q Beekeeper, I was kinda curious about Mac's clerkship too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewels1986 Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 This is from an article students at Mac wrote in relation to a policy for students with disabilities. I believe the clerkship starts sometime in the fall of the second year, so the length isn't much different from other schools. "This is an attempt to outline the types of activities which a clinical clerk in the McMaster Medical Programme is likely to encounter. The Clerkship encompasses a broad realm of experience which varies greatly from individual to individual depending on the clinical setting, team and colleagues with whom one is working at any particular time. This allows room for creative organization and planning, should accommodation be necessary for any or all rotations. Each “rotation” is either 6 or 8 weeks in length. Students work through a rotation each in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Family Medicine and Psychiatry, as well as Elective rotations to address defined, individual learning needs...." It goes on, but I think that's the part that's most relevant to your question. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsteen Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Hi there, I'm working with a few Mac clerks now and some of them just began clerkship, i.e., less than two weeks ago. So it may be the case that Mac's clerkship year (at least, the part where they're on the wards full-time) begins at the beginning of the year. Cheers, Kirsteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewels1986 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Oh, maybe it's just the send-off for them that's in the fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beekeeper Posted January 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Thanks to both of you for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurseNathalie Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Clerkship generally starts in mid-November of second year. There are 10 core clerkship rotations and 18weeks of electives: 6 weeks for: Family, OB/GYN, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Medicine and Surgery. 4 weeks for: Emergency 2 weeks for: Geriatrics, Orthopedic surgery and Anesthesia at least, thats the schedule for the class of 2008- this could change slightly from year to year. - some of the clerkship rotations start/end with electives... perhaps that is why the students you saw at work in early Jan were just starting their clerkship Kirsteen ??! (for example, my clerkship started with a 4 week elective- and after my last day in Anesthesia next week- all I have left is 8 weeks of electives) I'm not sure if its the same lenght as with other medical schools. I would assume it would be similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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