Internal Medicine

Click Here for the WRITE Preceptor Summary Form which is an overview of all WRITE requirements to be submitted at the WRITE close-out session.

Click Here for the Medicine Clerkship Evaluation Form

The Department of Internal Medicine Clerkship web site is at http://courses.washington.edu/med665/; here you will find the Course Goals, Outpatient Problem-solving Exercises, Mini-CEX information, benchmarks, reading materials, case presentation & write-up information, and exam information. WRITE Students will earn 4 weeks of Outpatient Internal Medicine credit during the on-site portion of the program.

Each WRITE student is responsible for bringing a copy of the course syllabus, Internal Medicine Clerkship Guide, By Paauw DS, Burkholder L, Migeon M, eds.  2007.

Students may take their Internal Medicine exam during WRITE in either Seattle or other designated location; students who have not taken their Internal Medicine Exam prior to the on-site portion of the WRITE rotation must contact Kellie Engle at (206) 543-3237 to make arrangements to take the test in late March. The testing location will be coordinated between the UWSOM Department of Medicine and the WRITE student; the student must also contact the Student Travel Coordinator at gowwami@u.washington.edu to arrange their travel.

The medicine clerkship exam is approximately 115 multiple choice questions written by U.W. faculty. The format is paper and pencil (no computer). Students four hours to complete the exam. The best study tools are the clerkship textbook, on-line lectures and handouts.