No, anything within the frame of your educational curriculum in med school is not counted as a clerkship.Thanks Ahmad for your reply.
Just want to make sure.Assuming a 6 year medical school, first 3 years were basic sciences and last 3 years were clinicals. In the clinical period of studies we had our classes, a total of 3 years worth of classes,in the various hospitals. Does this qualify as clerkship?
No, anything within the frame of your educational curriculum in med school is not counted as a clerkship.
For example, in Iraq students spent all the time in hospital during their last sixth year as part of their curriculum. This is not regarded as clerkship and should not be indicated in the ECFMG form.
I am graduate of Iraq and I had exactly the same query that you are asking about. Initially I considered that sixth year as clerkship but then it created problems with ECFMG because they realized that the medical transcript does include those clinical hours as part of the curriculum and therefore they asked me to revise the form and answer NO to that question.
Student clerkships are usually taken during summer holidays and are extra-curricular in nature.
If you have proper documentation of thatahmad just one last thing, if I include clerkships that aren't listed on my diploma is that ok, since I did some on my own time?
If you have proper documentation of that
Then yes absolutely you can indicate that, pay particular attention to dates and number of hours done.
Contact the hospital/clinic in which you did it and ask them to provide you with a documented proof of your attendance if you have not done so already.
You most welcome my friend, this website is dedicated for the help of colleagues and do not hesitate to ask us at any time.Ahmad! I know by now I have probably have gone too far with all these questions but just one more thing if you just bare with me.
Do I have to include and send them my documentation for all clerkships done or is it fine if they are written on my diploma as practicals?
Thanks again for all the help you gave. I've been searching this question all over the internet and this is the only place out of all the USMLE forums that gives answers.You most welcome my friend, this website is dedicated for the help of colleagues and do not hesitate to ask us at any time.
In my experience with ECFMG, if the practicals are mentioned in your transcript then they will probably will not accept it as clerkship. If it's written in your transcript then its most likely part of your curriculum and you may not mention it as clerkship.
However, I might be wrong in this regard so the best thing is you call the ECFMG and they'll help you for sure.
Do not hurry up in filling that form.
Wait until next Monday and call them before you fill that question.
hello,No, anything within the frame of your educational curriculum in med school is not counted as a clerkship.
For example, in Iraq students spent all the time in hospital during their last sixth year as part of their curriculum. This is not regarded as clerkship and should not be indicated in the ECFMG form.
I am graduate of Iraq and I had exactly the same query that you are asking about. Initially I considered that sixth year as clerkship but then it created problems with ECFMG because they realized that the medical transcript does include those clinical hours as part of the curriculum and therefore they asked me to revise the form and answer NO to that question.
Student clerkships are usually taken during summer holidays and are extra-curricular in nature.