Emergency Medicine Clerkship

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 1. DESCRIPTION: Overall Description: During this 4-week selective, medical students will develop critical skills in the rapid evaluation and management of undifferentiated and acutely ill patients at the new, state of the art Stanford University Medical Center (SUMC) and Kaiser Santa Clara. Students will be introduced to and gain longitudinal training in Precision Emergency Medicine. Students will be paired with a faculty coach in order to maximize educational opportunities and feedback over the four weeks. With a high level of mentorship and guidance, learners will gain confidence assessing and resuscitating the incredible spectrum of patients presenting at each of these clinical sites. Clinical Duties: Students will work 14, 8-hour clinical shifts during the rotation. Rotators will have the opportunity to play an integral role on the care team, learning to take full responsibility in ensuring their patients receive high quality emergency care. Students will lead the initial assessment of each patient, performing complaint-directed history and physical exam, developing a focused differential diagnosis, and then designing and implementing a targeted care plan with input and support from the attending physician. Students will also learn essential communication skills, acting as the primary contact between the care team, patients, patient's families, consultants and hospital staff. Precision Educational Curriculum: Throughout the rotation, students will have access to a number of supporting educational events outside of the emergency department. Students will attend weekly core curriculum conference with the Stanford Emergency Medicine residents, as well as a monthly journal club. Rotators will also have dedicated, student oriented educational sessions focused on bedside ultrasound, laceration repair, orthopedic injury management, and ECG interpretation, as well as a series of interactive, faculty-led, case discussions. A student-only simulation experience held at Stanford's innovative Center for Immersive and Simulation Based Learning early in the rotation will help faculty and students develop specific learning plans. The rotation culminates in a final written exam. (PLEASE NOTE: We are currently accepting applications from visiting students for the 2021-2022 application cycle. While we are currently able to enroll visiting students, our ability to have visiting clerkship students is subject to change based on University policy regarding Covid-19.) Visiting students ONLY accepted periods 1-6 and 12, pre-approval is required only for visiting students. Please contact clerkship coordinator Kristen Kayser (kkayser@stanford.edu) to inquire about pre approval process and materials needed for submission. PREREQUISITES: Completed all core clerkships in medicine, surgery, OB/GYN, and pediatrics. Stanford medical students must complete EMED 301A. Exceptions only at the discretion of the clerkship director on a case by case basis. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-6 and 12, full-time for 4 weeks, 10 students per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: William Dixon, MD, wdixon@stanford.edu. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Kristen Kayser, kkayser@stanford.edu. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: 900 Welch Road Suite 350; Time: TBA. Coordinator will email details one week prior to the first day of the rotation block. CALL CODE: 2 (No call, but a mixture of at least 3 overnights and/or weekend shifts during the EMED block.) OTHER FACULTY: Emergency Dept. Faculty. LOCATION: SUMC, Kaiser Santa Clara.