Department: Emergency Medicine

Code Name Description
EMED101 Emergency Management Skills: Stanford Response Team Training Addresses personal, community, and organizational response and resilience in emergencies. Learn disaster psychology and self care, personal risk assessment, situational awareness, and preparedness. Obtain the skills needed to deploy as a layperson me...
EMED110 Basic Cardiac Life Support & First Aid Provides fundamental knowledge and skills in managing illness and injury in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. Includes rescuer safety, recognition of emergency, general principles in care, medical and injury emergencies, CPR and...
EMED111A EMED 111A: Emergency Medical Responder Training The Stanford Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Program ( EMED 111A) gives an introduction to those interested in EMS, and provides an overview of the knowledge and skills necessary to manage the scene of an emergency until more highly trained respond...
EMED111B Emergency Medical Technician Training First of two-quarter Stanford Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Program (EMED 111B/C). Students are trained to provide basic life support and to transport sick and injured patients to the hospital. Topics include patient assessment and management of...
EMED111C Emergency Medical Technician Training Second of two-quarter Stanford Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Program - ( EMED 111B/C). Topics include ambulance operations, environmental emergencies, management of trauma including falls, gunshot wounds, orthopedic and blast injuries, mass casu...
EMED112A Advanced Training and Teaching for the EMT **EMT REFRESHER** EMED 112A/212A is a California and NREMT approved EMT refresher course which provides the equivalent of 24 hours of continuing education for recertification. Topics include both medical and traumatic emergencies as well as skills training. Students t...
EMED112B Advanced Training and Teaching for the EMT Advanced topics and teaching in EMS, including assessment and treatment of the undifferentiated trauma patient (including airway management, monitoring, and evaluation) and prehospital care in nontraditional locations. Students taking this course als...
EMED112C Advanced Training and Teaching for the EMT Advanced topics and teaching in EMS, including leadership of MCIs, vehicle extrication, and obstetric and pediatric emergencies. Students taking this course also serve as teaching assistants for EMED 111/211, the Stanford EMT training course. There w...
EMED115 Writing Narrative Medicine This course details and models the methods required for the practice of narrative medicine. Students will examine a variety of works, including poetry, short stories, memoirs, and other illness narratives. They will engage in reflective writing exerc...
EMED121E Ethnicity and Medicine Weekly lecture series. Examines the linguistic, social class, and cultural factors that impact patient care. Presentations promote culturally sensitive health care services and review contemporary research issues involving minority and underserved po...
EMED122 BioSecurity and Pandemic Resilience Overview of the most pressing biosecurity issues facing the world today, with a special focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. Critical examination of ways of enhancing biosecurity and pandemic resilience to the current and future pandemics. Examination of...
EMED123N Does Social Media Make Better Physicians? Scientific knowledge doubles every 90 days. Physicians must quickly learn about recent discoveries to remain current in their chosen specialties. How does tech help doctors stay up-to-date? Twitter, Snapchat, lnstagram, and Face book are used to teac...
EMED124 Wilderness First Aid Provides basic introductory back country and emergency medicine skill development. Topics covered include patient assessment, addressing life threats, shock, spine safety, musculoskeletal injuries, medical emergencies, and environmental emergencies.
EMED125A Social Emergency Medicine and Community Engagement The Stanford Health Advocates and Research in the Emergency Department (SHAR(ED)) program is focused on the practical application of and research in social emergency medicine. Emergency Departments (EDs) are the nation's safety nets for medical as we...
EMED125B Social Emergency Medicine Practicum Screening for Social need in the Emergency Department This is an experiential course which builds on the fundamentals presented in EMED 125A (Social Emergency Medicine Boot Camp). Students will be trained and supervised to screen for social needs in the Emergency Department. They will follow up with pat...
EMED126 Wilderness First Responder A more advanced and intensive class building on wilderness first aid that teaches first responder skills using improvised resources in varying environmental conditions and extended-care situations. This is used as a framework for learning to respond...
EMED127 Health Care Leadership Healthcare Leadership class brings eminent healthcare leaders from a variety of sectors within healthcare to share their personal reflections and insights on effective leadership. Speakers discuss their personal core values, share lessons learned and...
EMED128 Wilderness Medicine: Continued practical experience for high-quality care Ongoing training for current wilderness medicine providers (WFA, AFR, WEMT). Students practice BLS assessment and medical care through outdoor simulations, labs, and workshops. Work in small teams, refine essential skills and garner knowledge, and ju...
EMED134 The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing all subsequent generations of patients and physicians. This weekly seminar aims to introduce medical trainees to a variety of climate change topics and advanced clinical considerations specific...
EMED161A Community Health Advocacy This three-quarter series (EMED161A, B,C), Community Engaged Learning (CEL) course provides students with specific knowledge and skills for working with, and advocating for underserved, socially disadvantaged populations. Through coursework and place...
EMED161B Community Health Advocacy This three-quarter series, Community Engaged Learning (CEL) course provides students with specific knowledge and skills for working with, and advocating for underserved, socially disadvantaged populations. Through coursework and placement in a domest...
EMED161C Community Health Advocacy This three-quarter series, Community Engaged Learning (CEL) course provides students with specific knowledge and skills for working with, and advocating for underserved, socially disadvantaged populations. Through coursework and placement in a domest...
EMED199 Undergraduate Research Consists of Emergency Medicine focused studies and projects (including Research Projects) in progress. Possible topics include management of trauma patients, common medical and surgical emergencies in pediatric and adult populations, topics in disast...
EMED201 Basic Cardiac Life Support for Healthcare Professionals All medical students must be certified in Basic Cardiac Life Support before the end of the first (autumn) quarter. Students who provide documentation of certification received within six months prior to the date of matriculation will be exempted from...
EMED201A Re-Certification for Basic Cardiac Life Support for Healthcare Professionals The purpose of this course is to provide medical students re-certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS), in accordance with guidelines from the American Heart Association. Initial certification ( EMED 201) occurs in the first year and expires...
EMED211A EMED 111A: Emergency Medical Responder Training The Stanford Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Program ( EMED 111A) gives an introduction to those interested in EMS, and provides an overview of the knowledge and skills necessary to manage the scene of an emergency until more highly trained respond...
EMED211B Emergency Medical Technician Training First of two-quarter Stanford Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Program (EMED 111B/C). Students are trained to provide basic life support and to transport sick and injured patients to the hospital. Topics include patient assessment and management of...
EMED211C Emergency Medical Technician Training Second of two-quarter Stanford Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Program - ( EMED 111B/C). Topics include ambulance operations, environmental emergencies, management of trauma including falls, gunshot wounds, orthopedic and blast injuries, mass casu...
EMED212A Advanced Training and Teaching for the EMT **EMT REFRESHER** EMED 112A/212A is a California and NREMT approved EMT refresher course which provides the equivalent of 24 hours of continuing education for recertification. Topics include both medical and traumatic emergencies as well as skills training. Students t...
EMED212B Advanced Training and Teaching for the EMT Advanced topics and teaching in EMS, including assessment and treatment of the undifferentiated trauma patient (including airway management, monitoring, and evaluation) and prehospital care in nontraditional locations. Students taking this course als...
EMED212C Advanced Training and Teaching for the EMT Advanced topics and teaching in EMS, including leadership of MCIs, vehicle extrication, and obstetric and pediatric emergencies. Students taking this course also serve as teaching assistants for EMED 111/211, the Stanford EMT training course. There w...
EMED214 Yoga and Wellness for Bioscience and Medical Students Students will learn and practice yoga techniques and each session will end with a brief guided meditation. The meditation practice is designed for new and experienced meditators and excellent for the overthinking mind. Students will learn to identify...
EMED215 Writing Narrative Medicine This course details and models the methods required for the practice of narrative medicine. Students will examine a variety of works, including poetry, short stories, memoirs, and other illness narratives. They will engage in reflective writing exerc...
EMED216 Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become increasingly utilized and useful in multiple medical specialties, with emergency medicine in the forefront of its use. This course is designed to introduce POCUS to the preclinical medical student, and prov...
EMED220 Emergency Medicine: Introduction This course will be an introduction to the specialty of Emergency Medicine the safety net of our health care system. This course is designed for students interested in medicine/emergency medicine and public health. This lecture based series will expl...
EMED221 "I'm Not a Doctor but I Play One on TV": Exploring Clinical Reasoning Through Today's Medical Dramas Have you ever watched an episode of a medical drama and wondered how the doctor came up with that diagnosis? Or, why they performed that procedure? Do these contemporary television medical dramas really reflect the practice of real life medicine? In...
EMED222 BioSecurity and Pandemic Resilience Overview of the most pressing biosecurity issues facing the world today, with a special focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. Critical examination of ways of enhancing biosecurity and pandemic resilience to the current and future pandemics. Examination of...
EMED223 Zombie Apocalypse Survival: Advanced Wilderness Medicine What will you do when the world falls apart and zombies attack? Threats of earthquakes, fires, and tsunamis loom over us daily in the Bay. Will you be the one to make it to the Disco at the End of The World? Come learn the skills to survive in all...
EMED225 The ED as a Safety Net As the sole source of medical care and social services available 24/7 to all patients regardless of insurance status, ability to pay or even complaint, Emergency Departments (ED) are safety nets for local communities. EDs serve as a window into socie...
EMED227 Health Care Leadership Healthcare Leadership class brings eminent healthcare leaders from a variety of sectors within healthcare to share their personal reflections and insights on effective leadership. Speakers discuss their personal core values, share lessons learned and...
EMED229 Pediatric Point of Care Ultrasound Point of Care Ultrasound AND Pediatric specific Point of Care Ultrasound Course emphasizes a hands on approach to teaching the key points in using beside ultrasound taught by faculty and fellows of the Stanford department of emergency medicine ultras...
EMED230 Intuitive Mathematics for Physicians and Bioscientists I This course is the first in a two-course sequence exploring of the utility and beauty of mathematics in medicine and the biosciences, intended to be approachable for MD students and bioscience PhD students. No mathematics background is expected beyon...
EMED231 Peer Mentoring for Medical and MSPA Students This course meets for 5 total sessions, and covers topics including compassionate listening, problem solving, understanding imposter syndromes, role of emotions in decision making, implicit bias training, professionalism, and ethics and boundaries. S...
EMED234 The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing all subsequent generations of patients and physicians. This weekly seminar aims to introduce medical trainees to a variety of climate change topics and advanced clinical considerations specific...
EMED235 Wilderness Leadership and Mentorship Skills for Medical and PA Students For MD/Master of Medicine wilderness pre-orientation trip (SWEAT) leaders and MSPA pre-orientation camping trip leaders. Training to engage with and prepare incoming first-year medical students and MSPA students for the rigors of their respective pro...
EMED237 Caring for Individuals with Disabilities Over 57 million individuals in the US (20%) have a disability and face significant healthcare disparities, stigmas, and difficulty accessing care. This interactive seminar course has been designed to better prepare students to care for individuals wi...
EMED240 Intuitive Mathematics for Physicians and Bioscientists II This course is the second in a two-course sequence exploration of the utility and beauty of mathematics in medicine and the biosciences, intended to be approachable for MD students and bioscience PhD students. The focus will again be on providing int...
EMED244 On the Path to Medical School Student lead: This is a course for all prospective pre-medical students, including undergraduate and graduate students, who seek knowledge and guidance on their path to medical school, with an opt-in component to work alongside (remotely during Covid...
EMED299 Directed Reading in Emergency Medicine Consists of Emergency Medicine focused studies and projects (including Research Projects) in progress. Possible topics include management of trauma patients, common medical and surgical emergencies in pediatric and adult populations, topics in disast...
EMED301A Emergency Medicine Core Clerkship VISITING: Closed to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Required. DESCRIPTION: The Emergency Department (ED) provides a unique learning environment as patients often present with undifferentiated chief complaints and experience dynamic changes in their clin...
EMED308A Point-of-Care Ultrasound Clerkship VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become increasingly utilized in multiple medical specialties, with emergency medicine at the forefront. This rotation is designed to introduce...
EMED312A Pediatric Emergency Medicine VISITING: Closed to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: The Emergency Department frontline providers are tasked with the rapid assessment and stabilization of patients who present uniquely undifferentiated to the ED 24/7/365. Expos...
EMED313A 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 patie...
EMED313D Emergency Medicine Clerkship VISITING: Closed to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 1. DESCRIPTION: This rotation focuses on the clinical practice of Emergency Medicine. The 4 week rotation consists of 14 clinical shifts in the emergency department. There are no required sup...
EMED370 Medical Scholars Research Provides an opportunity for student and faculty interaction, as well as academic credit and financial support, to medical students who undertake original research. Enrollment is limited to students with approved projects.
EMED398A CLINICAL ELECTIVE IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE VISITING: Closed to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: Provides an opportunity for a student in the clinical years to have an individualized clinical experience in one of the fields of Emergency Medicine. The quality and duration of...
EMED399 Graduated Research Students undertake investigations sponsored by individual faculty members.