The Department of Medicine offers the Subinternship in Medicine, a one-month rotation that provides medical students additional training and experience in management of the hospitalized patient on an internal medicine inpatient ward. Students may rotate on housestaff teams or hospitalist-led teams at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Rotations at all sites fulfill the School of Medicine requirement to complete an approved subinternship.

Students often enroll in the Subinternship in Medicine to better prepare for an internship year in internal medicine, to make a decision about internal medicine residency, or as a last opportunity to study internal medicine prior to residency training in another field. In fact, the Department of Medicine encourages all students to take the Subinternship in Medicine prior to graduation, as it is an outstanding preparation for post-graduate training in any field.

The Department of Medicine is committed to providing students with opportunities beyond the Medicine Core Clerkship experience and has structured the Subinternship in Medicine to approximate the role of the intern such as taking overnight call, admitting patients and entering orders.

Pre-Requisite

Successful completion of the Core Clerkship in Internal Medicine.

Rotation Dates

The Subinternship in Medicine follows the academic/quarterly calendar dates. Dates are available here.

Scheduling Recommendations

If you have decided that you will be applying for a residency in Internal Medicine, try to take the Subinternship in Medicine before August of the academic year that you are applying.

Drop Policy

You are required to contact the course director, course coordinator, and registrar to obtain permission for any drops. You will be required to meet with the course director and submit a "Drop Elective Form" signed by the course coordinator (on behalf of the course director). Drop forms are available at the Registrar's Office.

Credentialing

Prior to the start of your elective, you will be required to complete credentialing paperwork.

Required Training, Prior To Start Of Rotation

Students are required to complete training for EPIC before the start of the elective. Your status in Epic will need to be verified prior to starting the rotation.

Evaluation Process

Course directors will collect evaluations from faculty and residents who supervised the student during the rotation. Course directors will then adjudicate the evaluations and enter a composite evaluation in New Innovations. This is a software program with multiple levels of security that uses encryption technology and multiple levels of security to coordinate the evaluation system.

Grading Process

The Department of Medicine uses the following system for assigning final grades for the Subinternship in Medicine: Fail, Pass, High Pass, and Honors.

Orientation

Orientation will depend on which site you choose, but all sites provide orientation.

Work Hours

The Subinternship in Medicine adheres to the School of Medicine policy for work hours for medical students. Students will not work more than 80 hours per week. Also, students should have 8 hours between shifts. Students who feel they are being asked to exceed these hours by their supervisors should contact the course director immediately.

Visiting Students

Visiting students should contact the visiting student coordinator at [email protected], regarding other offerings for sub-internships. Due to the complexity of hospital information systems and the credentialing process, visiting students are only eligible for the Johns Hopkins Hospital Hospitalist Sub-internship and the Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospitalist Subinternship.