Quick Reference Guide How to complete Clinic Cards

Quick Reference Guide ‘How to complete ‘Clinic Cards*’ for the Phase 4/Clerkship rotation in Surgery * ‘Clinic Cards’ are formally known as: Student Clinical Assessment Cards Version 1. 0: August 2015

Elements of Clinic Cards • Specific to Surgery • 2 -sided • Requires written narrative feedback • Requires comment on at least one, but not more than four Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)* • Requires acknowledgement of direct observation of Hx/Px • Requires preceptor/supervisor completion and signature More on EPAs can be found at: www. med. mun. ca/epa

Completion of Clinic Cards Students are encouraged to complete the information outlined by the red oval. • Each student, at a minimum will have one Clinic Card completed per week (e. g. , a student assigned to wards). • Each student, requires a Clinic Card for each separate clinic to which he/she is assigned. St. Clares X Jill Student Jean Resident 15/09/24 • For a given Clinic Card, a supervisor/preceptor is required to comment on at least one EPA, but no more than 4 EPAs. • Clinic Cards covering a week long period would likely cover more EPAs than a Clinic Card reporting on a half-day clinic.

Adding to the Card St. Clares X Jill Student Jean Resident 15/09/24 Step 1: • Select 1, 2, 3 or 4 EPAs for which meaningful narrative coachingstyle comments will be provided on the other side of the card Note: X X • A student may request/suggest that the supervisor provide assessment on a particular EPA. The student will be monitoring his/her assessments to ensure that all required EPAs are being assessed adequately.

Step 2: EPA-1: Appropriately requested and used an interpreter for non-English speaking pt. Used pt centred approach. EPA-5: Critical information missing from notes, such that clinical reasoning not apparent. Suggest team-mate review notes with student. X X Arterial blood gas, Casting X Dr. J. Resident St. Clares X Jill Student Jean Resident 15/09/24 • Include coaching-style comments to cover areas of strength and areas for improvement. • For a given Clinic Card, a supervisor/preceptor is required to comment on at least one EPA, but no more than 4 EPAs. • Complete other information regarding witnessed Hx/Px X X • If applicable, acknowledge procedures (including casting) that were directly observed by the supervisor. • Sign card acknowledging whether supervisor is a resident or faculty member.

Available Resources • For more detailed information on EPAs, go to: www. med. mun. ca/epa • Use the QR code with your enabled mobile device to connect directly to a pdf describing Surgery specific EPAs. • Contact the UGME office: ugme. associatedean@med. mun. ca QR code ugme. clerkship@med. mun. ca When completed, the student is to submit the Clinic Card to the Academic Program Assistant (APA) for Surgery.