Why would a prominent East Coast Ivy League Medical School pay to fly its medical students across the continent to do core clerkships and electives at CPMC?
Despite already having an affiliation with UCSF School of Medicine, CPMC formed an affiliation in January 2008 with Dartmouth Medical School. Dartmouth Deans were looking for a great clinical setting with excellent residents, fellows, and faculty, vibrant conferences, a busy, efficient hospital, and extensive patient and case diversity. After a national search and several site visits to CPMC, they were convinced that they had found the right place for their students. Dartmouth flies students to San Francisco for 3rd and 4th year rotations where they are housed by Dartmouth in conjunction with CPMC. CPMC benefits from this affiliation by having more student learners in its supportive environment. Working with Dartmouth students affords medicine residents and faculty additional opportunities to teach, collaborate on scholarly activities, and hone their team leadership and mentoring skills. To quote many of the residents and interns, “you never truly appreciate what you don’t know until a
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