Clerkship
Clerkship
Clerkship (pronounced: klurk-ship) is a term used in the medical field to refer to a period of practical experience and training for a student that is supervised by a seasoned professional in the field. This term is most commonly used in the context of medical, law, and other professional degree programs.
Etymology
The term "clerkship" originates from the word "clerk", which in its historical context referred to a scholar or an ordained cleric. Over time, the term evolved to refer to a person who conducted administrative or secretarial duties. In the context of professional education, a "clerkship" refers to a period of supervised practical training.
Related Terms
- Medical Education: The education related to the practice of being a medical doctor, either the initial training to become a physician or additional training thereafter.
- Residency (medicine): A stage of graduate medical training, following the clerkship, where a physician practices medicine under the supervision of fully licensed physicians.
- Internship (medicine): A period of medical training, that may follow or be part of a clerkship, where the trainee takes on the role of a doctor under supervision.
- Fellowship (medicine): A period of medical training that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program (residency).
- Medical School: A tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Clerkship
- Wikipedia's article - Clerkship
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