Clerkship Grading Standards

Your clerkship grade will be comprised of the following components:
(Click on a link or scroll down to see description of each item)
Preceptor Evaluation                                                                   
 50%
Final Exam (90% course content/10% accessing info using PDAs)
 45%
Participation in Morning Report and Workshops                            
 5%

Students are also expected to keep the Required Logs and complete final course evaluations (Follow link to online evaluation forms).

 

Preparing for the Family Medicine NBME Exam:

1.  Blueprints for Family Medicine and questions at the end.  These questions are probably easier than the shelf exam questions but make a good start.

2.  "Family Practice Board Review" by Robert Bratton.

3.  "Family Practice Examination and Board Review" by Jason Wilbur.

4.  USMLE practice questions on the Family Medicine Clerkship website.  Can print and take home.

5.  Boards and Wards (outpatient, peds and medicine sections).

6.  First Aid USMLE. Step 2.

Preceptor Evaluation

The preceptor will be asked to consider and comment on your performance in the following areas:

Core Family Medicine Principles:
  • Identifies ways in which family, culture, and community affect patient health and behavior
  • Obtains a complete family/social history
  • Educates patients about health promotion/disease prevention
  • Identifies appropriate community resources for patients and their families
Interpersonal Relationships:
  • Utilizes effective listening skills when interacting with patients
  • Demonstrates sensitivity and respect to patients and their families
  • Develops effective working relations with the office staff
Clinical and Procedural Knowledge:
  • Applies medical principles and pathophysiology related to medical problems commonly seen in a Family Medicine setting
  • Conducts a focused patient history
  • Conducts a focused physical exam
  • Provides accurate, complete, and organized case presentations of patient encounters
Problem Solving Skills:
  • Collects relevant patient data
  • Develops differential diagnosis and describes the rationale for the diagnosis
  • Applies findings of diagnostic tests to the health care management of the patient
  • Develops a management plan related to medical problems commonly seen in a Family Medicine setting
Professional/Personal Characteristics:
  • Demonstrates an eagerness to learn
  • Responsive to feedback and evaluation
  • Prepared for scheduled activities
  • Demonstrates initiative in becoming involved with activities of the practice
  • Demonstrates responsibility for patient care

Final Exam

The exam, which is in two parts, will be taken online in the Health Sciences Library computer classroom. The first part consists of questions that relate to diagnoses and management of conditions commonly seen in Family Medicine. It is the National Board of Medical Examiners shelf exam. The second part of the exam is multiple choice questions (MCQs) relating to Evidence Based Medicine.  You will need to use your handheld to answer these questions. At the end of the exam, you will be given your score in addition to the correct answers to each of the questions.  The two exams combined count for 45% of your clerkship grade.

Participation in Morning Report and Workshops:  You will be expected to actively participate in the two morning report sessions and in the workshops.

Students are also expected to keep the Required Logs and complete final course evaluations (follow link to online evaluation forms).

Student Handbook Links:
| Handbook Home | Student Responsibilities | Goals & Objectives |
| Log Details | Grading | Preceptor's Role |
| Maximize your experience | References |