clerk·ship
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Medical Definition of clerkship
: a course of clinical medical training in a specialty (as pediatrics, internal medicine, or psychiatry) that usually lasts a minimum of several weeks and takes place during the third or fourth year of medical school
third-year medical study involves clerkships in five areas, of which surgery is among the most arduous — New York Times Magazine
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“Clerkship.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/clerkship. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
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