EME 45030 - Emergency Medicine

Cr Hrs: 3, 6
Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Students participating in this elective will become acquainted with the diverse medical, surgical, and pediatric cases routinely treated in a busy Emergency Department. This Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center treats approximately 70,000 patients per year and serves as the EMS and air-ambulance control for the area. Students will be encouraged to be involved in the care of acutely ill patients. This rotation allows the student the opportunity for a variety of different procedures. Students will be supervised at all times by an attending staff physician with an excellent opportunity for learning as they participate in patient care. All cases will be reviewed with faculty prior to treatment and final disposition.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
Location offered: Knoxville
Hospital: University of Tennessee Medical Center-Knoxville
Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000 or FME-30000

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Leo Lamsen - llamsen@uthsc.edu
Spring - Instructor of Record: Leo Lamsen - llamsen@uthsc.edu
Prior Authorization: No
Blocks Not Offered: None
Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation