Medical Student Handbook

Policy on Time Away From Clerkships

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Students on clerkships (i.e., any clinical rotation in the third or fourth year) do not routinely receive any time off. Full attendance during all aspects of clerkships is expected as part of fulfilling professional role obligations regarding educational and patient care responsibilities. In the case of unexpected absences for urgent reasons (e.g., illness), the student must make every effort to notify relevant colleagues of their absence, and upon return to the clerkship must discuss the circumstances, including remediation of work missed, with the clerkship director. Time up to two days away from each rotation (no more than one day away for rotations shorter than four weeks) may be granted by the clerkship director for special circumstances as arranged in advance. It is expected that the student making such a request will do so as much in advance as practical, and will be prepared to discuss options for remediating the work that is missed. Longer time away will not be granted except under extraordinary circumstances and at the discretion of the clerkship director.

Please note that this means that fourth year students should plan their residency interviewing for open slots in their schedule; they should not plan out of town interviews while taking a clerkship.