Emergency Medicine Acting Internship 6 Credits/Maximum of 6

Catalog description

This acting internship (AI) overall seeks to build on the foundations of clinical care laid in the preclinical and clerkship curricula. The acting intern will function with direct and indirect supervision and will act as the primary caregiver to a number of patients appropriate for their level of training. They will gather focused patient information during the history and physical exam in a time effective manner and use critical thinking and advanced knowledge to guide judgement and medical decision making in a semi-autonomous fashion. Students will take primary responsibility and be accountable for patient care, management, follow up, and reassessment throughout all phases of clinical care from arrival to discharge. Students will perform order entry and documentation on their patients to a sufficient degree to become independently competent in these skills. The AI student will be expected to exemplify professional behavior, communication, and teamwork with patients and families, inter-professional care team members and interdisciplinary consultants at the level of a resident intern. Prioritization and timely coordination of patient care activities will be the responsibility of the AI student, including smooth and effective transfers of care, discharge planning, and necessary follow up. The AI student will also display appropriate team leadership during teaching activities when applicable. During this specific AI Course, students will be immersed within the specialty of Emergency Medicine and will use advanced medical knowledge and practice during direct patient care in a collaborative and inter-professional manner.