For Preceptors
Preceptor Responsibilities
- Review the pertinent learning objectives to your specialty
- In addition, we recommend asking clerks what their personal learning goals are for the week
- Observe and sign-off on portions of the history & physical exams daily
- Timely feedback should be provided multiple ways
- Informal verbal feedback should be provided at the end of each week
- Verbal and written feedback via One45 ITER is mandatory at the mid-point and end of each rotation. The clerk will be responsible for identifying you as the preceptor responsible for these ITERs.
- The UME goal is that all formal feedback (ITERs) be completed by preceptors within 6 weeks of receiving the ITER request via One45
- For clerks in difficulty you feel are at risk of failing the rotation, it is especially important that your feedback be documented in writing (ITER) and ensure your concerns are also forward directly to the Internal Medicine Clerkship Director (blmeathe@ucalgary.ca)
- Clerks should request EPAs once or twice per week. Please ensure these are completed in a timely fashion
- Ensure adherence to UME work-hour restrictions
- 55 hours per week (not including call), dismissal by 10am post-call
Formal Teaching Opportunities (Academic Half-Day)
The Internal Medicine Clerkship Academic Half Day is consistently a highly rated aspect of the Internal Medicine rotation and is entirely due to our excellent preceptors. We truly appreciate your ongoing support!
The Academic Half Day occurs on Wednesday afternoons. The afternoon starts with bedside teaching from 1-3pm and is followed by an interactive learning session from 3-5pm. We are always looking for keen and dynamic preceptors to help facilitate these sessions. Internal medicine residents (PGY2 and higher) and subspecialty residents are also welcome!
- If you are interested in participating as a bedside teaching preceptor, please see BST Sign up for available sessions.
- If you are interested in teaching our interactive learning sessions please reach out to us at intmed@ucalgary.ca
Cumming School of Medicine – 'Big 10' Educational Objectives
- Demonstrate the basic science and clinical science knowledge and skills necessary for the supervised practice of medicine, and use knowledge efficiently in the analysis and solution of clinical presentations
- Evaluate patients and properly manage their medical problems by:
- Conducting a comprehensive history and thorough physical examination; reliably eliciting appropriate information in the history and detecting abnormal findings on the physical examination
- Correctly identifying the patient’s diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and medical problems
- Applying an appropriate clinical reasoning process to the patient’s problems
- Advocating for patients while formulating and implementing a resource-conscious management plan to deal effectively with patient problems
- Applying basic patient safety principles - Apply a comprehensive patient-centred approach in the evaluation and care of patients including sensitivity to differing: Mentation and gender identity, cultural and spiritual beliefs, attitudes and behaviors, economic situations
- Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental concepts of disease prevention and health promotion for individual patients and populations and incorporate them into treatment plans as appropriate
- Communicate and interact effectively with patients, families, medical staff and others involved in the delivery of health services
- Describe and apply ethical principles and high standards in all aspects of medical practice
- Exhibit appropriate professional behavior, including awareness of personal Wellness and limitations
- Formulate clear clinical questions and apply an evidence-based approach to solving these questions
- Demonstrate educational initiative and self-directed lifelong learning skills
- Describe the basic principles of clinical and translational research, including how such research is conducted, evaluated, explained to patients and applied to patient care
Cumming School of Medicine Internal Medicine Clerkship Rotation Objectives
By the end of the internal medicine clerkship rotation, clinical clerks will be able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to confidently proceed in training as a junior resident on any medical service.
Performance will be assessed by clerks’ active participation in the formal teaching activities and the formative midterm MCQ examination, as well as successful completion of the summative MCQ examination, completed logbook and the in-training performance evaluation (ITER) reports.
MTU and each subspecialty have rotation-specific objectives that may be found under the tab dedicated to each.