EM Student Electives
For those interested in learning the fundamentals of recognition and treatment of urgent conditions, our 4-week clerkship provides an exciting training experience with clinical experiences complemented by a didactic workshop curriculum including ultrasound and simulation.
EM-404: EM Clinical Clerkship (Sub-I) |
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During the 4-week Sub-I, the student will experience a variety of urgent patient care cases in two locations: the University campus which is a Level 1 Trauma Center, the Memorial ED located in the urban center of Worcester. There are 15 clinical shifts during the 4-week rotation which incorporates shifts at the Memorial Campus, shifts with an assigned preceptor, and overnight shifts. The student will interact directly with the ED Attendings and Senior Residents.
Students are given full access to patients and are expected to elicit histories, perform physical exams and procedures in addition to discuss cases in order to form and implement patient care plans. Didactics include a student lecture series, resident conferences, and workshops in wound care, ultrasound and simulation scenarios. Reading resources are provided through an online learning management system to which all students receive access. We only accept visiting students through VSLO. Applications open in the Spring. We accept applications on a rolling basis, and preference is given to students applying into to Emergency Medicine.
2024-2025 Academic Year
Scholarship: UMass Chan Medical School offers a scholarship to students who are underrepresented in medicine. More information can be found here. Contact Information: Clerkship Director: Jennifer Carey, MD |
EM-4448: Introduction to Toxicology |
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Students will work alongside the toxicology resident/fellow on call. When there is a consultation from the Emergency Department, the resident/fellow will notify the student, who will have the responsibility of writing the consult. Student will then discuss the case with the fellow, and make treatment recommendations. OBJECTIVES
Location: UMMHC - University Campus For more information, please contact Jeffery Lai, MD |
EM-4131: EMS/PreHospital Care |
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This is a 2-week elective offered during the spring. REQUIREMENTS
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Location: UMMHC - University Campus For more information, please contact Timothy Boardman, MD |
EM-4115: Emergency Ultrasound |
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The Division of Emergency Ultrasound offers an amazing opportunity for medical students and residents to rotate with us in our emergency department at the UMass Memorial Medical Center. We offer 4-week rotations that let you be a part of our busy emergency medicine ultrasound team! We welcome medical students and residents from UMass and other institutions. We have an amazing division that is at the forefront of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) education and research and well known regionally and nationally.
The 4-week rotation gives you a chance to rotate in our busy tertiary care Emergency Department and get hands on experience with POCUS. You will rotate alongside emergency medicine residents, ultrasound fellows and the divisional faculty.
Along with hands on scanning, you will get didactics weekly from the fellows and divisional faculty. You will also get one on one hands on teaching from the Ultrasound fellows. You will participate in image review with different divisional faculty weekly. This rotation is an excellent way to enhance your POCUS skills and improve your clinical skills.
This rotation is not offered in July or August and must be taken as a 4 week elective. We have a limited number of positions per 4-week block.
For more information, please contact Monica Kapoor, MD. |
ME-4155/EM-4155: Wilderness Medicine |
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The wilderness medicine elective is a combination of lectures, hands-on skills training, and simulation scenarios to help students gain an appreciation for low-resource medicine and treatment of common injuries and illnesses encountered in the wilderness setting. Students will learn splinting, emergency patient transport, and life-saving wilderness procedures. Class will involve self-study assignments, didactic sessions, and hands-on with outdoor sessions. Didactic sessions may be in-person or virtual. Active and hands-on outdoors sessions will include planning and executing patient assessments and treatments, patient evacuations, and survival skills with optional weather-dependent outdoor activity options including hiking, biking, climbing, and camping with interspersed simulations. Not all classrooms have four walls. TOPICS
DATE: This elective is usually held for 2 weeks in early April. For more information, please contact Hillary Irons, MD |