Emergency Medicine Clerkship

Catalog description

This clerkship provides experience in caring for patients who present to the Emergency Department with a variety of acute and subacute problems. The emphasis is on learning to stabilize and correctly triage critically ill and injured patients, as well as common emergent conditions. The Emergency Medicine rotation is designed to introduce students to the principles of acute care medicine and provide students an opportunity to evaluate patients as well as formulate effective testing and treatment strategies. Active participation in patient care and procedural skills is emphasized. The course consists of experiences in patient care, assigned readings from emergency medicine references, weekly case reviews and a final evaluation. OM8000/8040 Non-Clinical Elective* 4.0 Credit Hours *Elective rotations refer to rotations which may be taken at any location, within or separate from the College’s system of affiliated rotation sites, with the approval by the Office of Clinical Education.