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Emergency Medicine Description

OBJECTIVES: At the conclusion of this week, the student will be able to:

1. Identify rapidly and accurately the problem that brings the patient to the Emergency Department.
2. Identify the patient requiring immediate intervention and will participate in the immediate management of the patient.
3. Arrange for continuity of care following the initial acute phase of patient management.

PARTICIPATING FACULTY: Shelly Alepra, Ted Clark, Jonathan Dela Cruz, Myto Duong, David Griffen, Jason Kegg, Chris McDowell, Linda Nordeman, Kathy Lehman-Huskamp

COURSE NUMBER: 80483

COURSE TYPE: Traditional

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Students in the Emergency Medicine elective will be given primary care responsibility for Emergency Department patients under the supervision of Emergency Department physicians. Activities will include patient workups, electronic documentation of patient evaluations on Emergency Department charts, communication with faculty regarding patient care, and performance of a variety of procedures. The student will spend an average of 36 hours per week in the Emergency Department on a prescribed schedule involving all shifts and weekend study. Clinical sites will be the Emergency Departments at St. John’s Hospital and Memorial Medical Center. There will be one formal conference each week. The student will deliver a 15-20 minute oral presentation on any appropriate emergency medicine topic at one of these conferences. Teaching rounds are conducted once weekly.

EVALUATION:

1. Student performance and progress will be evaluated continuously by Emergency Department staff physicians. This evaluation will be based on the student’s clinical skills, interpersonal and professional skills, and general knowledge base.
2. The student will maintain a logbook of all patient encounters.

CONTACT PERSON: Students will be notified via email by the Emergency Medicine Residency Coordinator, Linda Schneider, prior to the start of the elective. For any questions, she can be reached at 545-3518.