| Percent of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Performance |
60% | |
| Inpatient Attending Evaluation | 25% | |
| Inpatient Resident Evaluation | 10% | |
| Outpatient Attending Evaluation | 15% | |
| Newborn Inpatient ONLY Subspecialty Attending Evaluation (optional, see blow) |
10% | |
| Shelf Examination In general, a score of one standard deviation above the national mean (74NM +8SD=82) is required to be eligible for a grad of Honors. Attaining such scores does NOT guarantee a grade of Honors. |
20% | |
| Departmental Requirements | 20% | |
| Team Based Learning | 5% | |
| Outpatient Progress Note | 5% | |
| Inpatient H&P | 5% | |
| Professionalism: Attendance/CLIPP Cases/ Patient Logs/Lapses of Professionalism/Final Evaluation of Clerkship | 5% | |
Total |
100% |
Clinical Performance The grade will be extrapolated from standard evaluation forms that are completed based on observations made by faculty and house staff involved in the students' pediatric rotations. More than 3 unexcused absences will result in failure of the clerkship. Any unexcused absence will be considered a professionalism issue. Many clinical grades are given after the attendings meet together as a group. One person is then assigned to formally enter the grade. Clinical scores <5 will be looked at closely by the Clerkship Director. You may need to meet with the Clerkship Director regarding such scores as scores <5 may indicate failure of a portion of the clerkship. See sample evaluation form.
INPATIENT Subspecialty grade - If you work closely with a subspecialty attending on inpatient, you can choose to have that subspecialist(s) evaluate you. The subspecialist's evaluations will be weighted as follows:
- One Week - 2% of grade
- Two Weeks - 4% of grade
- Three Weeks - 6% of grade
- Four Weeks - 8% of grade
- Team Based Learning (TBL) - Graded - Of the 5%, 65% of that is the GRAT score, 25% is the IRAT score and 10% is the peer evaluation.
- Inpatient H&Ps - Graded - This grade is assigned by one of the General Hospitalist Attendings. Failure to finish these assignments by the deadlines in this document results in no credit.
- Outpatient Progress Note - Graded - This grade is assigned by your primary care attending.
- Core Conferences - Failure to maintain attendance will result in points off your final grade. Attendance is recorded when you complete online evaluation. We expect you to follow the Honor Code here.
- CLIPP Cases - Failure to complete assigned cases by the FOURTH WEDNESDAY of your OUTPATIENT month will result in points off your final grade.
- Patient Logs - You are expected to keep accurate, up to date patient logs, entered on a DAILY basis. Failure to keep logs up to date and/or failure to see required number of patients will result in points off your final grade.
- Begin by contacting the Associate Director of Pediatric Medical Student Education, Jocelyn Schiller, M.D. to review the basis for the grade assignment, within one month of the posting of the grade.
- If resolution is not reached at the level of the Director, then the student should follow the usual process for Grade Grievances in Component III/IV noted in the Component III Student Handbook.
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You may choose to have as many subspecialists evaluate you, but the total subspeciality portion of your grade can not exceed 8% of your grade. This percentage will be decreased from your inpatient hospitalist evaluation. For example, if you work with a cardiologist for 2 weeks and ask them to evaluate you, then your inpatient hospitalist's evaluation will be worth 21%. In order to have the subspecialist evaluate you, you MUST contact Tonya Basnight, Clerkship Coordinator with the name of the faculty member and number of weeks you spent with the faculty member. You also MUST give a subspecialty grading card to that faculty member.
Shelf Exam - The pediatric Shelf examination is given at the end of the clerkship. It should be noted that a passing grade (>=61) is a requirement to pass the clerkship. A grade of 60 or below will produce an Incomplete (I/E) and will require repeating the Shelf examination.
Departmental Requirements
Grade Grievance Procedures
Students who perceive they have received a grade inappropriate for their level of performance in any of the clerkships and experiences administered by the Department of Pediatrics should: