Re-demonstration without remediation – a missed opportunity? A national survey of internal medicine clerkship directors

Figures & data

Table 1 Number of components required to pass the internal medicine clerkship

Number of components required to pass	Number of clerkships (%) n=84^a
1	1 (1)
2	16 (19)
3	28 (33)
4	20 (24)
5	13 (15)
6	4 (5)
7	1 (1)
8	1 (1)

^aOne participant had missing responses.

Table 2 After failing a clerkship component for the first and second time, what remediation is required before making up the component failed?

	First time, N (%)	Second time, N (%)
None; simple make-up component failed	55 (64)	16 (18)
Additional ward time	24 (28)	49 (57)
Additional independent study time	14 (16)	9 (10)
Faculty-supervised study	6 (7)	17 (20)
Additional assignments	5 (6)	9 (10)