Clinical Distinction

Rubric of Entrustability

Thinking about using EPA’s as part of your Clinical Distinction Specialty Track Assessment Strategy? Understanding the rubric is imperative. First – let’s take a look at the rubric: Level 1: Not allowed to do the EPA Level 2: Do with full direct supervision Level 3: Do with supervision on demand This rubric was adopted from…
Board Success Walk Through

This blog details each step of the Board Success Track As with all other tracks the first steps to the Board Success track are to get approval from your Academic Mentor and to register for the course on time. Contact them to discuss your choice and document their approval before completing the rotation request form.…
Student Promotions Committee Placement

Students who have been directed to register for the Board Success track based on a recommendation from the Clinical Education Department (CED) or Student Promotions Committee (SPC) are required to adhere to the SPC recommendations which may include achieving practice exam scoring thresholds and/or completing an external commercial board review program. Also, students who do not…
Real Estate and the MSPE

We call the MSPE the dean’s letter because it’s signed by the dean. It’s written in collaboration with the Director of Enrollment Management and Student Success who gathers information from your transcript, your signature events, your Clinical Distinction forms, and you. It’s important to you because it’s your introduction to the residency director you hope…
Backup Sponsor 2

A backup sponsor is a role filled by your Clinical Distinction Course Director. As Backup Sponsor, they can In the worst case scenario, which is you never get a real sponsor, they will evaluate your work. Meaning it’s a commitment to you and so you need to know what you are asking and sometimes they…
Pitch Yourself

Many students express anxiety and worry about asking a person to sponsor them. I often hear, “wouldn’t it be easier to ask someone that knows about Clinical Distinction already?” Or “they are really busy, isn’t it a lot to ask?” And there are other concerns… which I address in this blog. What you’ll see when…
Research Woe’s

“Research,” as a word, is used pretty loosely, and students have said to me, in various ways that this is an area of their CV they need to have more presence. So doing Research for CD is something many students gravitate towards. As it turns out, this can take many forms, and it’s confusing –…
2 CD’s are Never 1 Longitudinal Course

Using the Same Topic of Study for CD I and II There is no restriction on doing the same project or using same topic of study for both Clinical Distinction I and II. This can take various forms depending on the project design and the students interest. Here some examples: As stated above in each…
Why Competencies and EPAs are part of The Language of Clinical Distinction

When traveling to a foreign land, learning the language first allows a more robust experience of the culture, environment and people. Relationships can develop through shared communication. EPAs and competencies are the language of medical education. They inform how educators at both the UME and GME levels communicate. It colors the landscape and influences curriculum…
Faculty Want To Be Your Sponsor

Over the years that Clinical Distinction has been a TUCOM course, we have had only positive feedback from faculty who have been involved. They tell us that they enjoy working with students who are engaged in adult learning, that they are impressed by the students creative and passionate work, that they are interested in the…

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