Emergency Medicine

Catalog description

Emergency Medicine (EM) is a broad, complex discipline with a wealth of patient encounters unmatched by most other specialties. Evaluation of the undifferentiated patient – that is, figuring out who is truly “sick” or “not sick” – is one of the most elusive yet important skills for any physician. Through this rotation, we aim to teach you basic skills in acute medical care, including simple and common procedures, and provide you with an evidence-based foundation for approaching patient care. Furthermore, by one-on-one interactions with faculty and residents, we hope to illustrate to you that every patient encounter can result in both formal and informal teaching and education. Evidence-based learning should occur as often as possible during the course of your shift. Finally, we intend to provide you with a healthy understanding of how a modern ED and trauma unit operates. Course may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.