Why Should I Teach Medical Students? The physician shortage is growing. The AAMC now predicts a deficiency of up to 139,000 physicians by 2033. Meanwhile, the number of medical student applications increased by 20% between 2019 and 2020. Yet many current students are...
Whether your next student clerkship is in your university hospital or an away rotation in a new city, there are obvious planning procedures that are overlooked. If this is your first clinical rotation – or U. S. clinical experience for foreign or international...
U. S. clinical experience (USCE) includes many types of clinical rotations and observerships. They can be grouped by residency type much like the shelf and board exams. They can also be classified more traditionally as medical vs surgical. For medical students and...
Medical education is a comprehensive combination of lectures, book work, exams, and clinical experiences. Clinical rotations (aka clerkships) constitute most of the patient care experiences your school requires for your program of study. Rotations are often the first...