The community hospital radiology clerkship: how should it be structured? Opinions of clinical and university faculty.

Michigan State University has a community-hospital-based clinical sciences curriculum. In the past, community program directors have determined radiology clerkship objectives. A survey regarding possible clerkship standardization was distributed to staff radiologists and clerkship coordinators. These radiologists were enthusiastic about standardization of the clerkship, and there was a broad consensus as to the basic elements of an effective clerkship. The university was seen as the source of minimum clerkship standards and of an objective method of evaluation. In response to these requests, basic guidelines for the clerkship have been established.