New Leadership and Administrators in the Clerkships
Bridgeport Hospital Clerkship Site
Beginning January of 2024, clerkship students will be returning to Bridgeport Hospital for some of the core clerkships. We have worked closely with the faculty educators and residents at the site to prepare them for the students’ return.
More details on return to Bridgeport can be found in the Curriculum News & Changes section.
New e-Log Books via Metrics
Beginning January of 2024, students (and faculty) will be using the new electronic Log Books (Medtrics). We are excited to have this new platform to assist in tracking student requirements and in the future provide a dashboard of the clinical activities
Last Week of Clinical Rotations for MS3s
The Class of 2025 (MS3) completed clerkship rotations on Friday, December 15th, 2023. We wish you congratulations on this great accomplishment!
First Week of Clinical Rotations for MS2s
The Class of 2026 (MS2) will be starting their clerkships on January 2nd, 2024. An exciting time! The school-wide precede will be on January 2nd, 2024 followed by the clerkship specific precede on January 3rd, 2024.
Upcoming Change in Mask Use Requirements in Clinical Environments
Due to increasing levels of influenza and other respiratory viruses circulating in the community, The Yale New Haven Health System will be implementing changes in masking requirements for all in the clinical environment. These changes apply to all students who are in the clinical environment, as well. YNHHS Infection Prevention will be requiring all staff to use surgical masks when caring for patients within the Yale Enterprise starting this upcoming Wednesday, December 20th in accordance with the attached Infection Prevention SOP.
Reporting Concerns About Mistreatment, Harassment, or Bias
At the end of each component of your clerkship blocks, you will have the opportunity to complete an evaluation of your experience on the clerkship. Similar to the courses, we ask about experiences of mistreatment, harassment, or bias. These reports will not be visible to your clerkship directors prior to completing their evaluations of you. The reports are reviewed on a quarterly basis and are shared with the Office of Academic and Professional Development. Clerkship directors and departments are expected to document how they are responding to every incident reported by a student. In collaboration with Dean Robert Rohrbaugh, Dean Illuzzi follows up with the Chairs of the Departments to monitor progress in addressing issues of professionalism and conduct in the learning environment.
There is also a way to report a concern on a real-time basis through the OAPD website and on your MedHub home page. Use this link for real-time reporting. This site also provides a more detailed description of how professionalism concerns are handled at YSM.
You may ALWAYS contact your clerkship/elective director, advisor, or medical education deans if you have a concern that you would like to discuss. We will respect your confidentiality and talk about ways to approach or address issues you may encounter.
Walking Maps
If you need to find your way around the Yale New Haven or Saint Raphael hospitals, walking maps can be found at Yale New Haven Hospital Walking Maps.
If you have any questions about the Clerkship curriculum, please contact the Director of Clerkships, Dr. Shefali Pathyor the Manager of the Clerkships and ATP, Gina Franco.