Background: As acting interns (or sub-interns), fourth-year medical students are placed in the intern role to develop skills important for internship. At our institution, this has traditionally occurred on inpatient teaching teams that also include residents, interns, and third-year medical students. Because teaching teams are at times crowded with learners, our acting interns have often [...]

Background: Recommended core skills for internal medicine subinterns include recognizing sick patients, knowing when to ask for help, and time management skills. ACGME duty hour restrictions have led to more resident shift work including night shifts. Working with nightfloat residents provides a unique opportunity for students to incorporate the aforementioned learning objectives through patient cross-coverage [...]