MS4 Rotation Description

Course Description and Requirements:

Course Objective:
The student will learn the fundamental approach to caring for the undifferentiated patient with urgent or emergent conditions. The student will be required to identify the patient’s problem with a focused history and physical examination, taking into consideration not only the medical condition but also the psychosocial aspects of the problem. The student will implement solutions to these problems under the direct supervision of the Emergency Medicine faculty. Students that take this course will be eligible for certification at a level 3 in Competency VIII- Problem Solving.

Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine:
The first three days of the month will follow a structured format of both lectures and workshops to provide the student with the tools necessary to perform their clinical responsibilities. Below is the general schedule of lectures for the course. Objectives for the lectures will be presented at the beginning of the month.

Student Responsibilities:

Attendance at the initial 3-day lecture series is mandatory.

Students will work fifteen nine-hour shifts during their rotation, divided between the day, evening and night shifts. The schedule will be distributed at the beginning of the month. Any requests should be directed to the clerkship coordinator at least one month prior to the beginning of the rotation. We will attempt to honor reasonable requests.

During the clinical shifts the student will be the patient’s primary caregiver. He/She will be responsible for evaluating the patient and with the faculty or senior resident’s guidance will develop and implement a focused diagnostic and treatment plan.

Students perform procedures on their patients as needed, including but not limited to suturing, arterial puncture and/or line placement, central venous access and airway management. They will also interpret radiographs and ECGs used in the care of their patients.