The main goal of this clerkship is to prepare students for their internships. By experiencing increased responsibility for the care of patients, students expand their knowledge of medicine, refine their clinical skills, and are exposed to the differential diagnosis and decision-making process of the internist. Students are assigned to teams on the teaching service under the supervision of resident and teaching attendants. They generally carry three to four patients and work up four to six patients per week.
Long call is every fourth night.