EMER 9710 Advanced Emergency Medicine

Credits:

4.00

Directors:
K. Redinger
Grading:
Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail
Prerequisites:
Completion of Core Clerkships
Offered:
Not offered July
Description:

Advanced Emergency Medicine elective provides experiences with a diverse set of patients spanning all ages and experiencing many pathological conditions that present to the emergency department. Students are expected to perform the initial patient assessment, formulate a differential diagnosis and problem list, present the patient to a senior resident or attending physician, write orders, interpret diagnostic studies, discuss patients with consultants, perform or assist with procedures under supervision, write discharge instructions, and facilitate admissions and transfers.