Spotlight - October 5, 2022
21 September 2022
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The 26 hour rule: 24 hours of clinical care + 2 hours for handover of care
The Clerkship Duty Hours Policy articulates the maximum expected duty hours of students in clinical learning experiences, congruent with the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) accreditation standards related to element 8.8, Monitoring the Time Spent in Educational and Clinical Activities.
Policy refresh
Conflict of Interest in Assessment
This policy addresses standard 11.1 (Academic Advising) of the Committee on Accreditation of Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS), which states: Standard 11.1 A medical school has an effective system of academic advising in place for medical students that integrates the efforts of faculty members, directors of required learning experiences, and student affairs staff with its counseling and tutorial services and ensures that medical students can obtain academic counseling from individuals who have no role in making assessment or advancement decisions about them.
Providers of Health Services to Medical Students
This policy addresses standard 12.5 Providers of Student Health Services/Location of Student Health Records which states: The health professionals who provide health services, including psychiatric/psychological counseling, to a medical student have no involvement in the academic assessment or advancement of the medical student receiving those services, excluding exceptional circumstances. A medical school ensures that medical student health records are maintained in accordance with legal requirements for security, privacy, confidentiality, and accessibility.