CMU Clinical Clerkships Handbook

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Interviews 29

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Table of Contents Table of Contents


Ryan Jackson . ., M.S., FRSM the School of Medicine

Message from the Dean of the school of Medicine

MD 5

MD 5 - Self Study

MD5 - Apply for

NBME

MD 5 - Register on

ECFMG

MD 5 - Complete

USMLE Step 1

MD 5

MD 5

MD 6 to MD 10

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Q-Banks

Books

First Aid USMLE Step 1 USMLE Step 1 Kaplan Series

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Program


Students

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ECFMG Registration:

Resources: Read the FAQs and Informa-tion Booklet as the answers to most questions

are readily available in these two sections of

the ECFMG website.

ECFMG Reporter: Once you register withECFMG you will automatically get this bulletin.

We recommend that you read each one com-

pletely as soon as you receive it as it contains

important updates, rule changes and bulletins

that could pertain to you.

Timing: Allow twenty-one (21) business daysfor the exam application processing to include

our certification of the application, registration

of your application into the ECFMG database

and receipt of your exam permit. Your permit

will have a PIN # which allows you to make

an appointment for the exam at any Prometric

Testing Center near you.


the school for inclusion to your file. Withholding your score from CMU will result in your being suspended from Clinical Rotations and blocked from ERAS and ECFMG applications until CMU receives your official score report.

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Ayear clinical clerkships are a crucial step in

Clinical

Clinical sites

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, Atlanta or Houston

Clinical

Curriculum Vitae/Resume

Proof of Health Insurance

State ID / Driver License


Assigning students to rotations

Liability insurance during clinical rotations

Clinical Clinical

Clinical rotation tuition

Self-Arranged clerkships


Rotation change of terms or cancellation

Student compliance with preceptor

Clinical Clinical

Failing to attend a rotation

Costs of failing to attend a rotation

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Transition to clinical medicine

Clinical Medicine

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ICM consists of:A power point presentation on Clinical Sciences policies & guidelines. The presentation will cover the following topics:

Health fairs & community involvement

CPR / Advanced Cardiac Life Support / Pediatric Advanced Life Support


Clinical Grades

Clinical grades are composed via the following methods: * Final 8

and

*The will make up the entire grade

Clinical grade re-assessment policy

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A Few Pointers

Getting the Most Out of Your Clinicals

Clinical

the School of Medicine


Case Write-Up/Logbook

NBME Rotation Examination

who fail this

examination, must retake this at an extra cost of $99

Clinical

Core Rotations


Medicine Internal Medicine

Ischemic Heart Disease

Hypertension


Hernia repair

Coronary/valvular heart disease

Peripheral arterial disease

Pediatrics

Asthma

GI Disease

Cardiac/Hematological disorders

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Obstetrics

delivery

Gynecologic neoplasm

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Psychiatry

Acute psychosis/psychiatric emergencies

Mood disorders

Somatoform disorders


Allergy & Immunology

Anesthesiology

Cardiology

Dermatology

Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care

Gastroenterology

Geriatrics

Gerontology

Hematology

Sports Medicine

Pathology

Physical Medicine

Psychiatry

Pulmonary Disease

Radiology

Rheumatology

Trauma Surgery

Urology

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Clinical Science Exam. Once

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USMLE Step 2 CK


Step 2 2 CS

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USMLE Step 2 CS

Step 2 2 CS

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Research

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Residency


ERAS Residency

April May - -

Late June

- Applicants

July 1st

Mid August

Mid September

Early October

September January

Mid January

Late February

Mid March

CaRMS Residency (Canadian Match)

Mid August -

Early September

Mid October -

Late October -

Early November

Mid November

Late November

Early December

January - February

February

Mid March

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Letters of Recommendation

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Requesting Medical Student Performance Evaluations (MSPE)

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Interviews

Enthusiasm and energy.

Academic failures.

Heavily accented English.


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