MEDE 8403 Required Course Emergency Medicine

4 SCH. The Emergency Medicine Core Clerkship is a required four-week rotation of active participation in patient care with specialists in the field of emergency medicine. The clerkship is designed to acquaint you with the concepts and practices utilized in the evaluation and care of undifferentiated medical and surgical complaints, as well as time-sensitive, emergent and resuscitative medicine. Through this experience you will learn many of the techniques and procedures inherent to the specialty and become familiar with the diagnosis and management of common problems and complications associated with patients presenting to emergency departments. Regardless of your ultimate practice specialty, your emergency medicine clerkship will provide foundational experience in managing undifferentiated complaints, a range of acuities and refining your procedural skills.
Offered Fall and Spring
Honors/Pass/Fail