ERM 400 - Emergency Medicine

Rotate through the Emergency Medicine Department at several area Sentara hospitals with Emergency Physicians of Tidewater. The student will see and evaluate all types of emergency patients, while working closely with emergency medicine attendings and residents. There is ample opportunity for hands-on care and developing procedural and clinical skills. Students will be assigned to a resident/attending and are expected to work their assigned shifts. Any schedule requests/changes must be approved in advance by the chief resident. Students are required to attend a series of lectures, grand rounds, SIM lab assessments, FAST exam Ultrasound, and our monthly Journal Club. The final grade is based on case conference presentation, patient/procedure logbook, clinical performance, and final exam grade. Clinical performance is a composite score based on resident and attending evaluations. The logbook refers to clinical experience documented in a patient/procedure log kept by the student during the rotation. In order to be considered for a grade of Honors for this elective, (the student must complete 15 documented shifts), a clinical score evaluation of Honors, and take the shelf exam.