Emergency Medicine

Catalog description

This four-week clerkship provides students with a clinical experience in the Emergency Department (ED) at a community hospital or a university hospital setting. The student will gain clinical knowledge regarding the approach to the ED patient, and an opportunity to develop skills in basic procedures, the ability to formulate differential and/or definitive diagnosis, basic management of urgent and emergency medical and/or surgical conditions underscoring the ability to differentiate patient acuity. The student will participate as a member of the ED treatment team in the general care of the patient and interact with members of an interprofessional team to provide optimal patient- centered care.