Representing Clerkships: One example from Erica Friedman

We’re not on years anymore Level 1 label: Preclerkship Duration: indicated by sequence block duration or dates Level 2 label: Mandatory clerkships level 1 Duration: indicated by sequence block duration or dates Level 3 Label: Mandatory clerkships level 2 Duration: indicated by sequence block duration or dates Level 4 Label: Elective opportunities Duration: indicated by sequence block duration or dates

Clerkship tracks Some students take a 4 week block ambulatory clerkship, others take a longitudinal 11 weeks Time is taken from other clerkships to make this possible The content of the shortened clerkships may change as well (ie surgery may focus on ambulatory surgery)

What do we need? A way to represent alternatives and required elements of those alternatives.

Clerkships, minimum = 2, maximum = 2 June 27, June 29, 2012 Level 1 Common Clerkships, required, June 27, 2011 – June 29, 2012 Elective 21 days required Level 1 Main Track, optional, June 27, 2011 – June 29, 2012 Ambulatory 1 28 days req in track Neurology 28 days required Psychiatry 28 days required Anesthesiology 7 days required Surg 1 56 days req in track Med/Geri 1 84 days req in track Pediatrics 1 42 days req in track Level 1 Ambulatory Track, optional, June 27, 2011 – June 29, 2012 Ambulatory 2 77 days req in track Surg 2 42 days req in track Med/Geri 2 63 days req in track Ob/Gyn 42 days required Pediatrics 2 28 days req in track NeuroScience 28 days optional

Level 2 Clerkships, July 4, 2011– April 27, 2012 Level 2 Clerkships Variable time, July 4, 2011 – April 27, 2012 order = unordered Critical Care Required 14 days Anatomic Radiology Required 14 days or online course Subinternship required 28 days Emergency Med required 28 days Level 2 Clerkships, second half of the year, January 1, 2012 – April 27, 2012 Into to Internship required 14 days Electives 147 days (21 are usually taken during level 1 and the rest during the level 2 variable time