Transition to Clerkship Introduction

Case-Based Learning (CBL) in the Transition to Clerkship will be different in several ways from what you have experienced up to this point. This page, combined with the orientation session, will alert you to the changes so that you can have the best experience possible.

Transition to Clerkship for Facilitators

Transition to Clerkship Overview ~7 minutes Orientation for facilitators will be held in person on April 29, 2024. Members of MedTech will be in attendance on May 6 for technical assistance. Workflow Details As usual, CBL sessions will be delivered as eBooks (via Jamf to your iPads right before your sessions) and on E.Flo MD […]

Pre-Rounding Checklist

“Pre-rounding” is the medical education term for being prepared to discuss your hospitalized patients with your clinical supervisor (attending physician) on rounds. “Rounds” is the term for seeing, examining, and discussing next steps as a team for all the hospitalized patients on a particular service (or the responsibility of an attending physician). Rounds can take […]

CONSULT Mnemonic Card

Tap each letter to view the mnemonic. C O N S U L T Contact the consultant courteously. Caller’s name, training level, team, “I am requesting a CONSULT please….” Orient. Patient name. Medical record number (MRN). Floor and bed. Code status. Narrow question. Ask a focused question regarding diagnosis (workup, procedures) and/or management (treatments, pre-op). […]

Checklist for Consulting Surgery

download this checklist For emergent consultations (i.e.: surgical emergencies that require immediate beside surgical intervention/presence), best to page the surgical consultant with the specific needs and the patient’s location (e.g., tension pneumothorax, surgical airway). Necessary for urgent and routine consultations Brief patient summary sentence: 74 y.o. man with acute cholecystitis, septic shock Clinical question: Should […]

Transition to Clerkship Resources

There is a variety of resources here—different ones will be relevant for different patients whom you encounter in Wesford. Medication Reconciliation Demonstration How to write orders Illness script Normal reference ranges for lab values during pregnancy Ob/gyn tools Pediatric reference ranges How to use SimCapture EMR/EHR EMR/EHR login information Please use Chrome See our tech […]