Clerkship

hi there!

what does it mean clerkship in the medical education system in the US? What courses does it include and what are the other stages of medical education ?

thanks in advance

Grammar Geek wrote:

Do you mean a medical internship? (Clerking is for lawyers.)

Thank you for your reply Grammar Geek. No, I don't. I came across it when reading US National Resident Matching Program manual.(NRMP). The exact phrase is below. I was wondering wether it is a pre-internship program. Is it mostly basic science or clinical?

"Program directors base their selections on medical school transcripts, particularly clerkship grades, the Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) or dean’s letter, letters of recommendation, research experience, publications, and the personalstatement from the ERAS application."

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