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Electives - Emergency MedicineEmergency Medicine Elective Number: (Oasis E21b) 1302 Rotation Supervisors: Dr. J. Stephen Huff Designated Signer: Travis Harris; Hospital West, room 2266 Duration: Maximum: 4 weeks - all Roations Minimum: 2 weeks - rotations 5 - 12 only Report to: Dr. Huff Time to Report: 9:00 am Place to Report: Emergency Medicine Offices Typical day: Clinical shifts will be scheduled in 8 hour blocks around the clock consistent with emergency medicine resident and attending schedules Attendance: Attendance at elective activities is mandatory.
Number of students per rotation: 5 Course Description: The Emergency Medicine elective offers the student an opportunity to see acute problems at the time of presentation. The student will see patients primarily and then present the case for discussion with the senior emergency medicine resident and attending. Students will attend and participate in the residents’ lecture series. Formal lectures on topics with special relevance to emergency medicine will be presented weekly. There will be night and weekend duty consistent with emergency medicine resident shifts. Each student will be asked to work clinically approximately 40 hours per week in the Emergency Department. There will be a test at the end of the rotation. There is the opportunity to ride along with and observe the local rescue squad.
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