{"id":122577,"date":"2024-08-05T15:41:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T19:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?page_id=122577"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:58:41","slug":"clerkship-phase","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/clerkship-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"Clerkship Phase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2022\/10\/Phase-2-Clerkship-Schematic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2022\/10\/Phase-2-Clerkship-Schematic-636x97.png\" alt=\"Phase 2 Clerkship Schematic\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-108122\" width=\"636\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2022\/10\/Phase-2-Clerkship-Schematic-636x97.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2022\/10\/Phase-2-Clerkship-Schematic-1024x156.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2022\/10\/Phase-2-Clerkship-Schematic-768x117.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2022\/10\/Phase-2-Clerkship-Schematic-1536x233.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2022\/10\/Phase-2-Clerkship-Schematic.png 1978w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The core clerkship year follows the preclerkship phase. Students complete clinical clerkships in medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics\/gynecology, family medicine, neurology, and psychiatry. Students work with residents and attending physicians in the care of a broad range of patients and clinical conditions. Students rotate through multiple clinical settings including ambulatory and inpatient and rural, urban and suburban, depending on their site placement ad preference. Students also have one selective of their choice in Emergency Medicine, Radiology or Research that they can choose during the third year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The core clerkship year concludes with a week-long transition to 4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0year experience that prepares students for the expectations of a sub-intern.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Clerkships<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/clerkship-phase\/family-medicine-clerkship\/\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 60px; font-size: 25pm;\">Family Medicine Clerkship<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/clerkship-phase\/medicine-clerkship\/\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 60px; font-size: 25pm;\">Medicine Clerkship<\/button><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/clerkship-phase\/neurology-clerkship\/\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 60px; font-size: 25pm;\">Neurology Clerkship<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/clerkship-phase\/obstetrics-gynecology-clerkship\/\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 60px; font-size: 25pm;\">Obstetrics Gynecology Clerkship<\/button><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/clerkship-phase\/pediatrics-clerkship\/\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 60px; font-size: 25pm;\">Pediatrics Clerkship<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/clerkship-phase\/psychiatry-clerkship\/\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 60px; font-size: 25pm;\">Psychiatry Clerkship<\/button><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/clerkship-phase\/surgery-clerkship\/\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 60px; font-size: 25pm;\">Surgery Clerkship<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/clerkship-phase\/geriatrics-clerkship\/\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 60px; font-size: 25pm;\">Geriatrics Clerkship<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Selectives<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/clerkship-phase\/emergency-medicine-selective\/\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 60px; font-size: 20pm;\">Emergency Medicine Selective<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/clerkship-phase\/radiology-selective\/\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 60px; font-size: 25pm;\">Radiology Selective<\/button><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/getting-involved-in-research\/research-selective-for-third-year-medical-students\/\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 60px; font-size: 25pm;\">Research Selective<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>See Also<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/core\/\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 716px; height: 60px; font-size: 20pm;\">The Core<\/button><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/clerkship-phase\/fif\/\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 716px; height: 60px; font-size: 20pm;\">Finding Information Framework (FIF)<\/button><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/current-students\/#clinicalsites\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 716px; height: 60px; font-size: 20pm;\">Clinical Sites (Site Maps &amp; Resources)<\/button><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/clerkship-phase\/fif\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/medical-education-committees\/ecs\/3-4-extracurricular-definitions\/\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 716px; height: 60px; font-size: 20pm;\">3rd Year, 4th Year, &amp; Extracurricular Definitions<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/clerkship-phase\/fif\/\"><\/a><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2026\/01\/Clerkship-Director-and-Coordinator-Contacts.pdf\"><button type=\"button\" button=\"\" style=\"width: 716px; height: 60px; font-size: 20pm;\">Clerkship Director &amp; Coordinator Contacts<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The core clerkship year follows the preclerkship phase. Students complete clinical clerkships in medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics\/gynecology, family medicine, neurology, and psychiatry. Students work with residents and attending physicians in the care of a broad range of patients and clinical conditions. 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