clerking

Verb

clerk (third-person singular simple present clerks, present participle clerking, simple past and past participle clerked)

1. To act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk.
   • The law school graduate clerked for the supreme court judge for the summer.
2. To assemble information about a patient during their initial assessment by actions such as a taking a detailed medical history and performing a physical examination.
   • The best preparation for the long case is to clerk patients on the wards and in outpatients within a strict 60 minutes. This would include deciding on a policy of management.1987, R.A. Blackwood, T.M.E. Davis, A Guide to the MRCP Part II Examination, Blackwell Scientific Publications, →ISBN, page 51

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