Transition 2

This program is a mandatory series of live lectures, panel presentations and interactive small group discussions which provide an orientation to the third year learning environment and clarify what is expected of the third year clerk.   It is held during the last week of May and/or the first week of June to coincide with that period of time immediately preceding the first clerkship of third year. In a variety of formats, third year students meet with Clerkship Directors, clinical faculty, residents from different services, and fourth year student mentors, all of whom  provide information, answer questions and offer guidance in order to facilitate the third year students’ transition to the clerkship environment and help them maximize professional development during the clerkship years. The program culminates in the Clinician Ceremony which honors residents who are chosen as exemplars of humanism in medicine and then concludes with the Class rising to take the Class Credo, a statement written by members of the class, emphasizing the students’ dedication to humanism and excellence in patient care.

Course Topics:

• The Learning Environment
• Grades, Evaluations & Policies for the Clinical Years
• Professional Ethics and the Clerkship Student
• Rounding, Patient Presentations and Progress Notes I
• Proper Use of Electronic Records
• Blood Panels and Lab Values
• Reading EKGs
• Infection Control
• Patient Safety
• Self-Care and Wellness Resources
• What the Resident Expects From the Third Year Medical Student
• Debt Management
• Shelf Exams and the Objective Structured Clinical Examinations
• Teamwork
• Mentoring from Fourth Year Students
• The Learning Environment