The impact of clerkship model and clinical setting on medical student's participation in the clinical workplace: A comparison of rural LIC and rural block rotation experience.

Active participation in clinical encounters with surgical patients was enhanced by participation in a LIC program and cannot be attributed to the rural context alone. Student participation is influenced by clinical context, presenting the opportunity to reconsider the design of clerkships to include models that facilitate active student participation. Further research is required to investigate the learner, supervisor and contextual factors influencing entrustment decisions within clerkships.