Emergency Medicine - 6860
This elective is designed to afford a broad experience in all aspects of Emergency Medicine, including pre-hospital emergency care. Interblock, Block 16, and Block 17 are not available for online enrollment. Please email our clerkship coordinator, Bevin Gunn, for enrollment during these periods.
Didactic sessions are each Wednesday from 8:00AM - 1:00PM. This includes a variety of experiences including skills labs, lectures, case-based discussion, and high-fidelity simulation.
Skills Labs and Simulation
- Taught by EM faculty and residents.
- Date and location noted on schedule.
- For splinting lab, be sure to wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty.
- You are expected to attend these labs. You will not be scheduled for a shift during these times.
Journal Club
Journal Club generally meets on the third Tuesday evening of each month. If you are not on shift or between nigh shifts you are expected to attend. The location is typically off campus and changes each month.
Required reading
Schedule
Students rotate though the different areas of the Emergency Department to promote exposure to a broad range of patient presentations. Overnight and weekend shifts are a requirement of the rotation.
Evaluation
- Your clinical assessments on this rotation are being performed using the new NCAT-EM (National Clinical Assessment Tool in EM).
- This is an evaluation tool designed by CDEM (Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine) to assess domains of clinical performance that are important in Emergency Medicine. You will be given the full text of this assessment tool as part of your orientation documents.
Grading
- Grades are based primarily on faculty and resident shift evaluations
- The end of rotation exam is the SAEM exam which has an online multiple-choice format. Exam scores are used as benchmarks for passing and eligibility for honors.
- Attendance
- Honors or Letter of Commendation will not be considered without 100% attendance of all shifts and conferences, unless excused.
- Possible grades are:
- Honors
- Letter of Commendation
- Satisfactory
- Unsatisfactory
- Incomplete
Introduction to Emergency Medicine - 6919
This elective is designed to offer an introductory experience in Emergency Medicine and to provide earlier exposure to the specialty of EM. It is not a prerequisite for course 6860. It is most useful for M3 students who have an interest in Emergency Medicine but have not yet decided on a specialty. No SLOEs (Standardized Letter of Evaluation) will be written based on this course.
Students participate in the fourth-year curriculum components, including lectures and journal club.
Required reading
Schedule
Students rotate though the different areas of the Emergency Department to promote exposure to a broad range of patient presentations. Overnight and weekend shifts are a requirement of the rotation.
Evaluation
- Your clinical assessments on this rotation are performed using the NCAT-EM (National Clinical Assessment Tool in EM). This is an evaluation tool designed by CDEM (Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine) to assess domains of clinical performance that are important in Emergency Medicine. You will be given the full text of this assessment tool as part of your orientation documents.
Grading
- Based on faculty and resident shift evaluations
- Possible grades are:
- Satisfactory
- Unsatisfactory
Emergency Medicine-EMS – 6460
This elective is designed to afford a broad experience in Emergency Medical Services, focusing on ground pre-hospital emergency care. The student will acquire knowledge of EMS protocols, processes and patient care that is unique to the prehospital environment. Students will receive formative feedback after each clinical session by EMS faculty and paramedics with whom they work. Final grade will be decided by the course director. Emergency Medicine course 6860 (or equivalent) must be successfully completed before you can take 6460. Please email our clerkship coordinator, Bevin Gunn, for enrollment.
ABS Emergency Medicine Research & Review – 6245
This elective is designed to afford an experience in a student's selected aspect of Emergency Medicine. The selected mentor will evaluate the student based on criteria agreed upon at the time of enrollment. The course will require frequent communication and updates on progress to the mentor. Emergency Medicine - 6860 must be successfully completed before you can take 6245. Please email our clerkship coordinator, Bevin Gunn, for enrollment.
Emergency Medicine-Ultrasound – 6461
The purpose of this rotation is to provide M4 students the opportunity to understand the indications for and the physics behind Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the Emergency Department (ED). Additionally, students will develop the mechanical skills necessary to obtain adequate images through real-time bedside image acquisition, as well as learn how to interpret the images and apply them to patients clinically. POCUS applications that will be of particular focus include some or all of the following:
- FAST
- Early pregnancy
- Abdominal aorta
- Focused cardiac
- Biliary
- Renal/bladder
- DVT evaluation
- Lung
- Soft tissue/musculoskeletal
More advanced applications (e.g. ocular, scrotal, bowel, gynecologic, etc) will be reviewed as well. The rotation spans 4 weeks. Students will work in tandem with the Emergency Medicine (EM) resident assigned to this block, actively performing POCUS alongside the resident, and interpreting the images to aid in clinical management. The shifts will be primarily 1000-1800, Monday-Friday in the Emergency Department. The student will work with the resident and keep the same schedule. Because this program must have specific faculty available and is limited to 1 students at a time, please email our clerkship coordinator, Bevin Gunn, for enrollment.
Introduction to Pediatric Emergency Medicine - 6920
This 2-week elective is designed to offer an introductory experience in Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM). Because this program must have specific faculty available and is limited to 1 student at a time, please email our clerkship coordinator, Bevin Gunn, for enrollment.
