What Jobs to Med Students Actually Do in their clerksh?

The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School · Feb 11, 2021 · 51m

The medical student’s jobs may be less than sexy, but they’re important.

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Medical students are both learners and an important part of the teaching hospital labor pool. Recently, Dave realized he doesn’t actually know–what are their actual jobs? And how do they find out what they are?

In general the job is to both learn medicine and be helpful. There are many tasks that belong to no particular person, and students can take advantage of this by being there to jump in and take on the job. Whether it’s getting that cup of water or calling another hospital for a…