Sub- Internship

Catalog description

This clerkship provides the student with the opportunity to serve as a sub-intern on a general medical service at an approved teaching hospital. Students are directly involved in the management of diverse medical patients from admission to discharge, learning to work within the context of a patient care team. The major purpose of the rotation is to facilitate the transition from Student Clerk to Intern. This clerkship is important to prepare for specialties requiring an IM residency, followed by a fellowship in the subspecialty, such as Pulmonary, ID, Cardiology, GI, Endocrine, and Nephrology. Note that pediatric subspecialties also “count” (e.g., pediatric cardiology, allergy & asthma), and that general pediatrics rotations (including inpatient), will not satisfy this requirement. These will usually involve significant inpatient experience.