Emergency Medicine: Longitudinal Experience

Catalog description

This course provides an emergency medicine/acute care experience for students enrolled in the Primary Care Longitudinal Track (PCLT) or Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC). Students will work a total of 13 clinical shifts across different sites: Duke University Hospital (DUH) Emergency Department, Durham VA Emergency Department, and Duke Urgent Care. At least one of these shifts will be spent in the resuscitation area of DUH Emergency Department participating in the care of critically ill patients. Through this course, students will develop their skills in evaluating undifferentiated patients, performing focused patient assessments, developing differential diagnoses, and recognizing high-acuity medical conditions. Enrollment will be in the spring/summer. The credit will be awarded in the summer term. The course will be graded P/F. Enrollment Max. 16; Credit: 2. For more information, please contact Dr. Erin Leiman ([email protected]). Erin Leiman, MD