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Clinical Rotation Evaluation
In addition to beginning your practice of clinical medicine and learning the basics of being a physician, clinical
rotations are a great chance for you to try on different specialties and start figuring out which one might be a good
fit for you. As you complete each of your rotations, fill out and compare the evaluation questions below to assist
you in gathering your thoughts, feelings, and reflections on each specialty as a possible career choice for you.
1. Name and Location of Clinical Rotation:
2. What did I like most about this specialty?
3. What did I like least about this specialty?
4. Did this clinical rotation give me a good sense of what practice in this specialty would be like?
Yes No
Comments:
5. Did my interests, values, skills, and/or personality fit with this specialty? If yes, in what way
did they “fit?” If no, why might they not be compatible?
6. What are the possible practice settings for specialists in this field? Which of these settings
interest me and do I know enough about them?
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7. What information do I still need to find out about this specialty?
8. Has my perception of this specialty changed based on my clinical rotation experiences?
Yes No
If yes, how did it change?
9. Did my clinical rotation experience influence the likelihood of choosing a career in this
specialty? Yes No
If yes, how did it influence me?
10. Right now, how interested am I in this specialty as a career option?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Not at all Neutral To a great degree
11. What information do I still need to find out about this specialty? And/or other comments and
reflections: