Clerkship - Medicine (CLER)

Courses

CLER 601. Chicago Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship. 1-6 hours.

A six-week clerkship in reproductive medicine. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 602. Chicago Psychiatry Clerkship. 1-6 hours.

A six-week in-depth experience in psychiatry and psychological medicine. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 603. Chicago Pediatrics Clerkship. 1-6 hours.

A six-week clerkship which provides pediatric instruction in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 604. Chicago Surgery Clerkship. 1-8 hours.

An eight-week clerkship in which students gain experience with the general surgical services of a hospital. Course Information: 1 to 8 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 605. Chicago Medicine Clerkship. 1-12 hours.

A twelve-week clerkship designed to allow the student to apply the basic knowledge learned in the pre-clinical years. Course Information: 1 to 12 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 606. Chicago Family Medicine Clerkship. 1-6 hours.

A six-week clerkship which emphasizes the outpatient care of children and adults in the office setting. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 608. Essentials of Clinical Practice and Professionalism - Chicago. 2 hours.

A two week course that prepares third year students for their clerkships by providing training and resources that will help them excel.

CLER 609. Clinical Student Portfolio - Chicago. 1 hour.

Designed for medical students starting from entry in medical school until graduation to promote self-reflection about their experiences, concerns, cases seen, procedures completed and other medical school activities. Course Information: May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Chicago Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 610. Chicago Independent Study. 0-16 hours.

Participating students meet with faculty advisors to plan an individual curriculum. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs in the College of Medicine.

CLER 611. Chicago Fourth Year Elective Clerkships. 0-20 hours.

A variable hour course that covers the elective clerkship phase of the Doctor of Medicine program. No grade is issued. Detailed clerkship experiences are added to the students' academic records. Course Information: May be repeated to a maximum of 20 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the senior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 612. Medicine Sub-Internship - Chicago. 2-4 hours.

A four-week clerkship experience that represents, in part, a continuation of the third year Medicine core clerkship but offers graduated, supervised responsibility for patient care in the area of general internal medicine. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the senior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 613. Interdisciplinary Generalist Curriculum Clinical Elective-Chicago. 1 hour.

Third year medical students focus on continuity of patient care; problem solving; the patient care team; wellness; preventive medicine counseling and family development. Course Information: May be repeated to a maximum of 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): PRCL 645.

CLER 614. Medical Decision Analysis - Chicago. 1 hour.

Introduction to medical decision analysis, a method for assessing risks and benefits of diagnostic tests and therapies and combining these to compare alternative strategies. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 616. Peoria Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship. 1-6 hours.

A six-week clerkship in reproductive medicine. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 617. Peoria Psychiatry Clerkship. 1-6 hours.

An eight-week indepth experience in psychiatry and psychological medicine. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 618. Peoria Pediatrics Clerkship. 1-6 hours.

A six-week clerkship which provides pediatric instruction in both inpatient and outpatient settings.Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 619. Peoria Surgery Clerkship. 1-8 hours.

An eight-week clerkship in which students gain experience with the general surgical services of a hospital. Course Information: 1 to 8 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours.Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 620. Peoria Medicine Clerkship. 1-12 hours.

A twelve-week clerkship designed to allow the student to apply the basic knowledge learned in the pre-clinical years. Course Information: May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 621. Peoria Family Practice Clerkship. 1-6 hours.

A four-week clerkship which emphasizes the outpatient care of children and adults in the office setting. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 622. Peoria Specialty Clerkship. 4 hours.

Four-weeks of one of the required specialty clerkships. . Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year of the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 623. Peoria Independent Study. 0-16 hours.

Participating students meet with faculty advisors to plan an individual curriculum. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs in the College of Medicine.

CLER 624. Peoria Fourth Year Clerkships. 16 hours.

A full-time course that covers the elective clerkship phase of the Doctor of Medicine program. No grade is issued. Detailed clerkship experiences are added to the students' academic record. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the senior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 625. Pediatric Sub-Internship - Chicago. 2-4 hours.

A four-week clerkship that provides students an intense, broad-based pediatric learning experience at the level of a first year pediatric resident. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Completion of all six third year core clerkships and senior standing in the Chicago Doctor of Medicine Program.

CLER 627. Clinical Student Portfolio - Peoria. 1 hour.

Designed for medical students starting from entry in medical school until graduation to promote self-reflection about their experiences, concerns, cases seen, procedures completed and other medical school activities. Course Information: May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Peoria Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 631. Rockford Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship. 1-6 hours.

A six-week clerkship which provides instruction in reproductive medicine in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior/third year in the Doctor of Medicine program in Rockford.

CLER 632. Rockford Psychiatry Clerkship. 1-6 hours.

A six-week clerkship which provides in-depth experience in Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior/third year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 633. Rockford Pediatrics Clerkship. 1-6 hours.

An eight-week clerkship which provides pediatric instruction in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior/third year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 634. Rockford Surgery Clerkship. 1-12 hours.

A twelve-week clerkship in which students gain experience with the general surgical services of a hospital. Course Information: May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 635. Rockford Medicine Clerkship. 1-12 hours.

A twelve-week clerkship designed to allow the student to apply the basic knowledge learned in the pre-clinical years. Course Information: May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the junior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 636. Clinical Student Portfolio - Rockford. 1 hour.

Designed for medical students starting from entry in medical school until graduation to promote self-reflection about their experiences, concerns, cases seen, procedures completed and other medical school activities. Course Information: May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Rockford Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 637. Family Medicine Clerkship - Rockford. 1-6 hours.

Students provide primary health care in an ambulatory care clinic setting under faculty supervision. Course Information: Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program at the Rockford site.

CLER 639. Rockford Independent Study. 0-16 hours.

Participating students meet with faculty advisors to plan an individual curriculum. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs in the College of Medicine.

CLER 640. Rockford Fourth Year Clerkships. 16 hours.

A full-time course that covers the elective clerkship phase of the Doctor of Medicine program. No grade is issued. Detailed clerkship experiences are added to the students' academic records. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Promotion to the senior year in the Doctor of Medicine program.

CLER 641. Interface Between Family Medicine and the Community - Rockford. 1 hour.

Teaches skills for and design of a community-oriented primary care project, addressing health care needs of the local community in which the senior preceptorship occurs. Course Information: May be repeated to a maximum of 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): PRCL 665. Restricted to students admitted to the Rural Medical Education Program (RMED) at Rockford.

CLER 642. Rural Family Medicine Preceptorship - Rockford. 1-16 hours.

Clinical preceptorship in rural family practice. Community-oriented primary care project in a rural setting and assessment of health care resources in a rural community. Course Information: May be repeated to a maximum of 16 hours. Prerequisite(s): CLER 641. Restricted to students admitted to the Rural Medical Education Program (RMED) at Rockford.