Medical Education 2012: 46: 1028–1041 Context Longitudinal integrated clerkships (LICs)
have been widely implemented in both rural and urban contexts, as is now evident in the …

Clerkship education has been called a 'black box'because so little is known about what,
how, and under which conditions students learn. Our aim was to develop a blueprint for …

Purpose The authors report data from the Harvard Medical School–Cambridge Integrated
Clerkship (CIC), a model of medical education in which students' entire third year consists of …

Background: Traditionally, clinical learning for medical students consists of short-term and
opportunistic encounters with primarily acute-care patients, supervised by an array of …

Purpose To examine student perceptions and learning outcomes of three different third-year
clerkship models: a yearlong, longitudinal, integrated clerkship (LIC); six-month clerkships …

Interest in longitudinal integrated clerkships (LICs) as an alternative to traditional block
rotations is growing worldwide. Leaders in medical education and those who seek physician …

Building on other models of longitudinal integrated clerkships (LIC), the University of Alberta
developed its Integrated Community Clerkship with guiding principles of continuity of care …

There is increased interest in longitudinal integrated clerkships (LICs) due to mounting
evidence of positive outcomes for students, patients and supervising clinicians. Emphasizing …

Hailed by supporters as the answer to many challenges facing medical schools and the
wider health care system, longitudinal integrated clerkships (LICs) offer a practical and …

Introduction The longitudinal integrated clerkship is a model of clinical medical education
that is increasingly employed by medical schools around the world. These guidelines are a …