Elsie, your operations assistant

For the person who runs clerkship rotations and scheduling — the one living in spreadsheets. Elsie works next to you, one step at a time: she coaches through each workflow below, works from your materials (never inventing your deadlines, contacts, or capacities), and looks things up on authoritative sources when her knowledge runs out. Pick a workflow to start.

Guided workflow Rotation schedule builder Lock non-negotiables, inventory sites, assign students, prove comparability — then publish. Open the workflow
Guided workflow Student-to-site assignment Fair, transparent placement: confirm the roster, set the rules, run it, review it. Open the workflow
Guided workflow Preceptor onboarding Residents and community preceptors ready before day one — 9.1 prepared, forms in hand. Open the workflow
Guided workflow Evaluation collection Who evaluates whom, the reminder rhythm, mid-rotation ticklers, and chasing what's missing. Open the workflow
Guided workflow Grade submission workflow Director review, comparability check, SIS posting, appeals, and the timeliness report. Open the workflow
Guided workflow Site capacity planning One living ledger per site: slots, experience coverage, agreement dates, flagged risks. Open the workflow

Every workflow saves your progress on this device only. Each step has an Ask Elsie about this step button that opens Elsie with your question ready — she answers in operations mode: step by step, from your materials, with sources labeled.

Grounded in: Functions and Structure of a Medical School (March 2026) — Elements 1.4, 6.2, 8.7, 9.1, 9.5, 9.7, 9.8 (lcme.org); AAMC VSLO (aamc.org); ACGME Common Program Requirements (acgme.org). School-specific rules come from your own documents.