Evaluation Process

Your intern, supervising resident and attending physicians will assess your performance. The evaluation is based on medical knowledge, clinical skills (the quality and accuracy of your histories and physical examination, your ability to synthesize information and formulate a plan, etc.) and professionalism. The overall grade in the clerkship is going to be based largely on consistency. The reason being that everyone that you work with will have some say in your grade. So if you have done a consistently good job then you will have a higher overall grade. It is important to remember that being a good doctor is a lot different from the skill of being a good third year medical student. Your grade is a reflection of how well you have done with the latter rather than the former.

We also ask you to evaluate your experience, make constructive suggestions, and comment on individuals who made positive contributions to your progress. To this end (and to aid in your evaluation), all students at Children's Hospital of NY should keep a list of all house staff and attending physicians (including mentors) they work with on the wards and in the ER. Give this list to Jakki Outlaw in the education department (BHN 517) at the beginning of the third week and at the beginning of the fifth week. She will track these people down and get written evaluations from them. Dr. Elizabeth Wedemeyer (Acting Director) will speak with everyone as well in gathering information for your evaluation. Similar evaluation processes will occur for the students at Harlem - will be coordinated at Harlem.

You will have an exam that covers core pediatrics subject matter, drawn especially from the core articles and from your preceptor meetings. Details, including how the exam contributes to your final evaluation, will be discussed later in the clerkship.