noun · formal
clerkship
UK/ˈklɑːkʃɪp/US/ˈklɝːkʃɪp/CLERK·ship
a period of practical training in a professional environment (especially used for medical or legal training); the work of a clerk
Examples
“During his clerkship at the hospital, he learned many practical skills.”
“After finishing medical school, she applied for a surgical clerkship.”
“The legal clerkship provided invaluable courtroom experience.”
Band 8 sentence
“Her surgical clerkship at the tertiary hospital offered an intensive, hands-on experience that classroom teaching could not replicate.”
Collocations
- medical clerkship
- legal clerkship
- complete a clerkship
Word family
Common mistakes
He did clerkship at hospital.→He did a clerkship at the hospital.
She applied clerkship after graduation.→She applied for a clerkship after graduation.
Say it for a higher band
5internship→6placement→7+clerkship
Synonyms
placement
Easily confused
placement
“The university arranged a placement for me at a local clinic.”
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