Course Catalog

 
91-009 EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Department EMERGENCY MED Campus Tuscaloosa
Course Type(s) Critical Care AI Facility DCH Regional Medical Center
Course Director NATHAN HADLEY, MD Enrollment Limit 2
Contact ASHLEY GALBRAITH Enrollment Minimum 1
Email jagalbraith@ua.edu Address University Medical Center
850 Peter Bryce Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone (205) 348-1287 Fax (205) 348-5160
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites Successful completion of Family Clerkship and Medicine Clerkship. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description This is a hands-on rotation which the student will have an active role in patient care. Students will be assigned to a physician for the block and is expected to work with him/her for as many of the required shifts as schedule allows. The student will evaluate the patient, then present the H&), assessment and plan to the physician. The student is expected to take ownership of patients, follow-up on all work-ups, and determine the patient's response to therapy. By the end of the rotation the student should have been exposed to a wide variety of patient encounters and will be able to perform a variety of procedures, including sutures, catheters, NG tubes, LPs, ultrasounds, IVs, ABG sampling, and advanced airway. This course is appropriate for students interested in a career in EM but also those interested in FM, IM, peds, or surgery, as well as other specialties. Learning Objectives: 1) Develop basic skills and knowledge of the fundamentals of managing the acutely ill/injured patients; 2) gain experience in performing a brief and focused history and physical exam; 3) participate in medical and trauma resuscitations and; 4) be exposed to/perform a variety of emergency procedures.
Where To Report Email course contact. NON TUSCALOOSA STUDENTS: PLEASE EMAIL COURSE CONTACT 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO ROTATION FOR CREDENTIALING.
Requirements Students will work approximately 13 shifts per 4 week block. A mixture of day, evening, night and week-end shifts are required. Attend all lectures in the Emergency Medicine Lecture Series at The University Medical Center (generally on Thursdays at lunch).
Evaluation Pass/Fail. Students will log, on paper, five of each types of encounters: 1) high acuity medical; 2) low acuity medical; 3) surgical; and 4) trauma. At the end of each shift, students will be required to give attending physician an evaluation form to be completed and turned in to course coordinator.
Notes Co-Course Director: Dr. Jeremy Pepper