Policy on Pre-Clerkship Preparatory and Contact Hours
Preparatory Hours
The total time allocated for students to complete required readings and other preparatory work for in-class activities (e.g., team-based learning, flipped classroom sessions, labs, and small group discussions) will not exceed an average of 15 hours per week, calculated over the duration of the block/module.
Preparatory work is defined as any material or activity that students are expected to complete in advance of scheduled sessions and that contributes directly to learning objectives or graded assessments.
Contact Hours
A maximum of 30 contact hours per week is allowed, including all concurrent coursework, averaged over the length of the block/module. Contact hours are the time required to fully participate in scheduled educational activities, including, but not limited to, independent learning, lectures, laboratory sessions, small-group discussions, and clinical assignments.