Emergency Medicine Clerkship: Week 1

Emergency Medicine Clerkship - Syllabus (PDF)

Instructional Methods/Learning Strategies

Clinical Skills Experience Portfolio

Course Enrollment Requirements

Trainings
HIPPA
BLS
OSHA
ACLS
Responsible Conduct of Research
Human Subjects Research

COURSE TEXTBOOKS AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES

Required Textbooks and Resources

The following texts are required for the Emergency Medicine Clerkship:

Clerskhip Directors in Emergency Medicine. (2008) Emergency Medicine Clerkship Primer. A Manual for Medical Students. Lansing, MI: Clerskhip Directors in Emergency Medicine. Available at: https://www.saem.org/docs/default-source/saem-documents/students/em-clerkship-primer_0_0.pdf (last accessed May 6, 2021).*

Marx J.A., Hockengerger, R.S., Walls, R.M. (2014) Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier, Inc.

Tintinalli, J., Stapczynksi J., Ma, O.J., Yealy D., Meckler G, Cline D. (2016) Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8th ed. New York: McGraw/Hill.

Markovchick, V., Pons, P., Bakes, K., Buchanan, J. (2015) Emergency Medicine Secrets, 6th ed. Elsevier

*Primary reference

Optional Online Resources

EM loves FOAMED (Free Open Access to Medical Education)

• Websites, blogs, podcasts and videocasts

• Examples include:

  • ALiEM (Bridge to EM)
  • EMcrit (Scott Weingart, MD)
  • emDocs (ultrasound G.E.L.)
  • Life in the Fastlane (EKG)
  • R.E.B.E.L EM (Rational Evidence Based Evaluation of Literature in Emergency Medicine)
  • EM basic podcast
  • EM clerkship podcast

Reading List

You are required to read the following chapters, as assigned, from Emergency Medicine Clerkship Primer (Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine 2008). All readings should be completed by Wednesday or Monday, as indicated, in the week assigned.

• By Wednesday of Week 1

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to the Specialty of Emergency Medicine
  • Chapter 2: Introduction to the Emergency Medicine Clerkship
  • Chapter 4: Unique Educational Aspects of Emergency Medicine
  • Chapter 5: Differences Between the Emergency Department, the Office, and the Inpatient Setting
  • Chapter 6: Undifferentiated and Differentiated Patients
  • Chapter 7: Performing a Compliant-Directed Physical Examination
  • Chapter 8: Data-Gathering Skills
  • Chapter 9: Developing a Case-Specific Differential Diagnosis
  • Chapter 16: Enhancing Your Oral Presentation Skills
  • Chapter 22: How to Get the Most Out of Your Emergency Medicine Clerkship
  • Chapter 23: Introduction to the Core Competencies

Source:
https://www.neomed.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/EM-Clerkship-Syllabus-AY2020-21.pdf
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