Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Clerkship
EMED 31200 | 75 Units
- Selective Type: Emergency Medicine
- Primary Instructor: Dr. Linda Druelinger and Dr. Keme Carter
- Contact: Becky Torres | (773) 702-9500 |
- Location on first day: TBA in email sent prior to start of roation
- Included in Lottery: Yes
- Last Reviewed: March 26, 2008
Overview
This clerkship is a two-week rotation at UofC. Students will have the opportunity to care for patients with a wide range of medical, surgical, and obstetrical/gynecological disorders. They will have a unique opportunity to assess the undifferentiated patient. The rotation will provide the students with experience in rapid patient assessment and the opportunity to simultaneously management multiple patients. We will help the student master the prioritization of care for the individual patient and acquire triage principles required to care for multiple patients in the Emergency Department setting.
Objectives
The emergency medicine clerkship is designed to give students experience in the management of patients with a wide variety of medical conditions, ranging in acuity from the ambulatory stable patient to the critically ill or injured patient. Students will apply clinical knowledge in conducting an appropriate history and physical examination, directed versus comprehensive, based on the patient’s presenting chief complaint. Students will learn basics of wound management, toxicology, orthopedic injuries.
Evaluation
Students will be evaluated by attending and resident physicians on their ability to perform a focused history and physical, develop appropriate differential diagnoses, propose appropriate diagnostic evaluation and treatment plans, assess and stabilize critically ill patients, prioritize care for multiple patients, and develop wound management and laceration repair skills.
Evaluation of Clincal Clerks
70% Clinical Performance
20% Conference Attendance/Participation
10% Final Examination
Offered:
Two week course, offered the 1st-15th OR 16th - last day of the month during the following months…
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
Schedule Notes
Course Limitations and Prerequisites
Maximum Students Enrolled: 7
- Eligibility:
- Fourth year
- Prerequisites:
- None