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Where a student's clinical record should live.

A clerkship system, a spreadsheet, and Capnolog differ on where the record goes at graduation.

Why students keep the record in Capnolog

  • An ERAS-shaped summary, never submitted.

Side by side

Medical student procedure log: how Capnolog, Your school's clerkship system, A spreadsheet or notes app compare.
CapabilityCapnologYour school's clerkship systemSchool-ownedA spreadsheet or notes appBuilt and kept by hand
Your clinical year
Rotations and away rotations
Yes
Partly
Partly
Procedures, firsts, and the attendings you worked with
Yes
Varies
Partly
Interview notebook
Yes
Varies
Partly
Letters, from ask to landed
Yes
Varies
Partly
An ERAS-shaped summary you export
Yes. Personal export, not a submission
Varies
No
Your record
Still yours after graduation
Yes
Varies
Yes
Carries into residency
Yes
Varies
Partly
No patient identifiers collected
Yes
Varies
No
Encrypted backup in your own iCloud
Yes
Varies
Varies

What the marks mean

  • Yes
  • Partly
  • No
  • Varies— depends on the product

Where Capnolog stands

  • Phones only, no web app

    Available

    Android is by invite for now.

  • Rotations are recorded, never booked

    Available

    No program's application system is connected.

  • Letters are tracked, never sent

    Available

    You build any brief from your own record. Capnolog contacts no writer.

  • The ERAS-shaped summary is a personal export

    Available

    The summary is an unofficial file. Capnolog never sends the summary to ERAS or a program.

Join the free beta

The student install is in the TestFlight beta. Logging and export stay free.