PHASE 3 CLERKSHIP SURVEY RESULTS

Clerkship?

Internal Medicine

Required Elective or Subinternship?

Subinternship

What was the elective called?


Which site did you attend?

JCVA

Do you wish you did it at another site?

NO

Any tips on preparing for Day 1?

Be prepared to deal with the system!

How was the driving and parking?

Poor as everyone knows.

How bad were the on call hours?

Q4- you realize this isn't bad after doing Q3. With night float interns now, the call nights are not bad.

What were your weekday hours?

Admit patients and follow them on the floor as the primary dude. Attended morning report (very educational) and lectures.

What were your weekend hours?

4 days off per month, weekends the same as weekdays but no lectures.

What should we know about the attendings and residents?

Variable.

Did you learn any new procedures or skills?


What books were useful for the shelf exam?


How was your shelf exam?

NO EXAM

Did you have enough time to study for it?


What pearls of wisdom should an incoming student ABSOLUTELY know?


How would you rate the stress level?

tolerable

Are you now more or less interested in this specialty as a career?

More

Any other comments?

At JCVA you probably do more hours and work than at other SubI sites, but you also get to do ALOT more independently!

Date posted: Wed Sep 15 04:24:13 1999

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