Methods of Instruction

Mandatory Didactics

Orientation (didactic and emails), Introduction to Emergency Airway Management (simulation based), Suture Lab (procedure lab), Resuscitation Lab (small group, simulation based), Emergency Bedside Ultrasound training (live model or mannequin, ultrasound machine, online tutorials), Adult Simulation (hi fidelity mannequin, team management of critical patients), Resident Conferences (minimum of two Wednesdays required) including Grand Rounds (lecture).

Online resources to augment class discussion available on Blackboard including CDEM curriculum, ACLS Guidelines, critical care podcasts, treatment guidelines, video lectures, ECG tutorial, and other online didactic materials.

At the core of the clerkship is the autonomy granted to students to take full responsibility for the evaluation, presentation of history and physical, differential and initial management plan to the supervising faculty preceptor. Students will facilitate the work up, communicate with ancillaries, review the data, evaluate response to treatment and suggest decisions regarding admission or discharge. Faculty and residents will provide bedside teaching when appropriate; ED staff will assist with guidance on procedures; and verbal and written feedback will be given to the student at the end of each clinical shift. Students will have the opportunity to work with a variety of ED faculty and be exposed to various management and practice styles. Students are expected to be honest about their uncertainties and use live and online resources to augment their knowledge and practice.