Subject: Emergency Medicine
Course Number: 140.40
Course Title: Emergency Medicine Clerkship - Highland Hospital - AHS
Units: 6
School: Medicine
Department: Emergency Medicine

Course Description: Students will evaluate medical, surgical, gynecologic, and non-critical trauma patients under resident and attending supervision. The rotation also includes dedicated biweekly educational sessions for rotating medical students, attendance at our weekly Wednesday EM residency conference, and participation in our monthly journal club & follow up conference. Students will receive hands-on training in procedures such as suturing, I&Ds, splinting, & ultrasound.
Prerequisites: Completion of clinical rotations in Medicine, Pediatrics, OB-GYN and Surgery. Prerequisites can be waived at the discretion of the course director.
Restrictions: Fourth-year medical students only, with rotations available from April to December. Preference is given to students pursuing a career in Emergency Medicine.
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Seminar, Direct - Project, Direct - Conference, Direct - Discussion, Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact, Student - Lecture, Student - Seminar, Student - Discussion

Instructor of Record: N. Misa
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? Yes

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: No
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
Repeat course for credit? No