Clerkship Information

Assessment Information

Evaluation and Grade Appeal Policy

Required Clerkship Contact Information and Reporting Instructions

Elective Information

What is an exposure?

An exposure incident occurs when human blood or other potentially infectious materials enter your body by:

• A splash to the eye, mouth or other mucus membrane
• Contamination of non-intact skin
• A puncture or cut with a sharp instrument which has been exposed to another’s body fluid

If exposed, what should you do?

Provide Immediate First Aid

• Wash needlesticks and cuts with soap and water.
• Flush splashes to the nose, mouth, or skin with water.
• Irrigate eyes with clean water, saline, or sterile irrigants.
• Report the incident to your supervisor (resident, chief, attending).
• Immediately seek medical treatment (See instructions below).

Obtain Source Patient Information

• Obtain as much demographic data on the source patient as possible (name, date of birth, medical record number).
• Report your exposure to your immediate supervisor (resident, attending).
• Ask your supervisor/residents to obtain labs to test for HIV, HBV and HCV at the time of exposure (Rapid HIV test preferred).

Seek Medical Treatment

• Call During Business Hours: 213-740-9355 (WELL)  After Hours: (323) 442-7900. Please leave a voicemail. There is a provider available 24/7 who will return your call. There is a provider available 24/7 who will return your call. More information can be found at https://studenthealth.usc.edu/bloodborne-pathogen-exposure/

Site Descriptions and Required Course Resources

Family Medicine

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Sub-internship (4/7/25 – 5/16/25)

Neurology

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Pediatrics

Psychiatry

General Surgery