Goals
Emergency Medicine offers the opportunity to see a wide range of clinical pathology in a face paced and active enviroment.
The goals for the Year 3 Emergency Medicine Clerkship are in line with the new structure of the Year 3 curriculum:
- Clinical Immersion
- Coaching
- Direct observation
- Targeted feedback
- Individualized Professional Development
At the end of the EM Clerkship, students should be able to:
• Perform a focused, high-quality H&P, and generate a DDX and initial workup for a patient who presents to the Emergency Department with Chest Pain.
• Perform a focused, high-quality H&P, and generate a DDX and initial workup for a patient who presents to the Emergency Department with Dyspnea.
• Perform a focused, high-quality H&P, and generate a DDX and initial workup for a patient who presents to the Emergency Department with Abdominal Pain.
• Perform a focused, high-quality H&P, and generate a DDX and initial workup for a patient who presents to the Emergency Department with Altered Mental Status.
• Provide a basic interpretation of EKGs.
• Provide a basic interpretation of a Chest X-ray.
• Demonstrate how to perform a simple interrupted laceration repair.
• Give an organized and focused oral case presentation for an undifferentiated patient presenting to the Emergency Department.
• Describe the unique challenges of managing a patient in Cardiac Arrest.
• Describe the unique challenges present in the assessment of a traumatically injured patient.
• Demonstrate the ability to place a peripheral IV catheter.
• Demonstrate the ability to place a patient on a cardiac monitor and obtain an initial set of vital signs.
Required Clinical Experiences
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