Clinical Clerkships

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Clinical Clerkships

Students are recommended to begin planning OMS-IV clerkships no later than December of the student’s OMS-III year. 

Affiliation Agreements       

Affiliation agreements usually address liability, compliance, academic supervision, and faculty appointments. CHSU does not require an affiliation agreement with non-core clerkship sites, though affiliation agreements may be available. ALL rotation selections and scheduling must be approved by the student’s Clinical Education Coordinator.  CHSU may not be able to meet all requirements of sites, including but not limited to sites outside of California. Some required selectives, electives, sub-internships, and/or audition clerkship locations require an affiliation agreement between CHSU and the host site. When students plan to schedule a clerkship at a non-core site through Clinician Nexus, My Clinical Exchange, VSLO/VSAS, or directly with a preceptor, hospital, or clinic, they should proceed as follows:

  • Verify with the scheduling location to determine if the clerkship site requires an affiliation agreement – many locations do not need one. 
  • Check with your CHSU clinical clerkship coordinator to determine if an agreement is in place or already in process.
  • After confirming all the above, if an agreement (new or renewal) is needed, submit the 4th-Year rotation request through CORE ELMS>Site Prospector a minimum of 120 days+ before the start of the clerkship.  
  • The pending status will be in place until all documents are received. If all documentation is not received for the rotation at least 90 days prior to the rotation start date, the rotation will be denied.

Some affiliation agreements take several months to process. It is in the student's best interest to begin the process as soon as possible and secure a backup clerkship when necessary. CHSU cannot guarantee an agreement will be reached with every facility or preceptor. If an agreement cannot be made between CHSU and the visiting site, the student must withdraw their application and will not be allowed to rotate at the site. A new rotation request must be submitted through CORE ELMS -->Site Prospector 120 days before the requested rotation start date.

Eligible Preceptor

All preceptors must meet the following criteria to supervise a clinical training experience:

  • Licensed as a DO or MD in the primary state of practice and free of disciplinary action
  • Board certified/eligible considered in line with the most current accreditation standards.