clinical rotation
Medical student placement
A clinical rotation is a period when medical, nursing, or other healthcare students work in a clinical setting—hospitals, clinics, or other facilities—to gain hands-on experience with patients.
Rotations cycle students through different specialties: She did her pediatrics rotation at Children's Hospital.
The term rotation reflects how students move through various departments during their training.
- clerkshipJudge's assistant role
- third yearEleventh grader's position
- medical schoolPhysician training institution
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- morning roundsPhysician's daily patient checks
residency · intern · attending · preceptor · scrubs · hospital · ward · bedside · patient · patient care · hands on · charting · white coat · white coat ceremony · stethoscope · shift · night shift · on-call
clinical rotationbook learning
Knowledge from study
simulation training · laboratory exercises · distance learning · case studies · online learning
clinical rotationindependent practice
Solo application of learned skills
attending physician · private practice · board certification · established practice · retirement
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