Rural Emergency Medicine (4 to 8 Credit Hours)

Catalog description

The rotation will provide ample clinical experience, patient contact, and procedures. The schedule includes approximately 34-36 hours of patient care contact per week. Students will spend at least one session with a triage nurse in the ED. Students will ride one shift with EMS and one with paramedics during this rotation. Clinical instruction in the initial evaluation and stabilization of the acutely ill and injured patient will be provided by working alongside emergency medicine faculty who are present 24 hours a day. Students will work a variety of shifts including days, evenings and nights, including some weekends, comprising a total of 15 nine-hour shifts. Contact Hours: 40 Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit. Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit Program Restrictions: MD_MEDD-Medicine Schedule Type (Primary): Supervised Lab/Clinic Click here for the Schedule of Classes.