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Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Clinical Student Handbook

Assessment Forms:

The clinical competencies of student interns are monitored and assessed each term by using the following ACM forms:

  1. ACM Student Clinical Internship Plan (SCIP)

    Each student intern must complete the SCIP stating their goals for the upcoming trimester for each clinical shift. This plan should be specific to their term of study, their accumulated experience and expectations for the term and Supervisor.

    NOTE: The SCIP is a required assignment for progressing from one trimester to another.

  2. ACM Clinic Assessment, Phase I (or II), Student’s Self-Assessment

    Each student intern must complete a self-evaluation form assessing their own perception of their performance of required skills. These self-evaluation forms are compared with evaluations recorded by clinical supervisors and help students to monitor improvement in achieving stated goals.

    NOTE: The Students’ Self-Assessment is a required assignment for progressing from one Trimester to another.

  3. ACM Clinic Assessment, Phase I (or II), Assessment of Student by Supervisor

    Student interns are evaluated every trimester by each of their clinical supervisors using the Assessment of Student by Supervisor form. Interns are assessed on their skills in TCM interviewing, diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment implementation and goals, patient follow-up, and related clinical skills (such as interpersonal skills and rapport in patient care).

    Mid-Term Guidelines Provided by Supervisors. Student interns receive scores on their clinical performance at Week 7 (midterm review) and at Week 14 (final score).

    If at mid-term Week 7, a student receives a score of 1 or 2 in any one of the clinical competencies, the supervisor is required to create written guidelines (along with input from the student) that will help the student improve over the course of the next seven weeks. These written guidelines are recorded on the ACM Clinical Assessment Phase I (or II), Assessment of Student by Supervisor and will be available, if necessary, to the ACM Clinical Remediation Committee (CRC).