On the medicine services†but not in the Cardiology/ICU block†you will be assigned a tutor, who is a physician and a member of the faculty. Tutors are chosen for their interest and skill in teaching. Students meet with the tutor in groups of 3 - 5. Tutor groups meet 2 - 3 times weekly, typically 4 - 5:30 PM on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Your tutor may wish to adjust these times.

The activities of the tutor groups include:

• Case discussion: students describe their patients, and discussion ensues
  
  
• Formal case presentation: students present the complete history and physical, followed by a summary, assessment, and plan. Each student will present a case formally at least once in each month. Please do not read the case; referring to notes is acceptable.
  
  
• Case write-ups: Students will submit a complete case write-up 3 times during each block. Like the formal case presentations, the write-ups include a complete history and physical examination but emphasize the summary, assessment, and plan.
  
  
• Topic discussion: an opportunity to review topics in internal medicine.
  
  
• You will sometimes see the patients at bedside, together with the tutor. Please ask the patient first if this is OK.