2027 Volunteer Medical Student (Fourth Year/Final Year)

The fourth-year/final year medical student participates in supervised clinical care at Yosemite Medical Clinic, serving park visitors, residents, and employees. The rotation includes urgent, emergency, primary, and occupational care in a remote setting, according to student training, clinic needs, and medical school requirements.

• Obtain histories, perform examinations, develop differential diagnoses and care plans, and present cases to the supervising attending physician.
• Participate in the evaluation of patients across the age spectrum, primarily adults; assist with stabilization, consultation, disposition, and transfer under physician supervision.
• Propose diagnostic tests and treatment plans; review available laboratory tests, ECGs, and imaging with the supervising physician. All orders and treatment decisions require supervising clinician review and authorization.
• Assist with or perform procedures appropriate to training and demonstrated competence, with supervision required by the supervising physician, clinic policy, and medical school.
• Prepare draft clinical documentation for supervising clinician review; assist with patient education, results communication, and follow-up under supervision. Participate in handoffs, case review, and quality improvement as assigned.
• Follow infection prevention, sharps and medication safety, patient privacy, workplace violence, and emergency response procedures. Use required personal protective equipment and promptly report exposures, injuries, near misses, and unsafe conditions.

The student does not practice independently, prescribe independently, provide attending coverage, or provide online medical control. The supervising clinician retains responsibility for clinical decisions and patient disposition.

Qualifications / Eligibility:

• Fourth-year medical student in good standing at an accredited medical school, with core clinical clerkships completed and school approval for this rotation.
• Complete applicable NPS and clinic onboarding, required health and safety training, and medical school affiliation documentation before patient care.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with patients and team members, work within the limits of training, and seek attending guidance promptly.
• Able to perform typical clinical duties, including standing and walking for portions of a shift and assisting with patient movement within training and safety limits; reasonable accommodations may be available.

Note: Clinical assignments and supervision may be adjusted to training level, clinic staffing, patient safety, and medical school requirements.