School of Medicine

Senior Medical Student EM Clinical Elective

Coordinator: Sarkis R Kouyoumjian, M.D.

Objectives:

1. The student will become familiar with the initial evaluation, assessment, and stabilization of patients who present with urgent and emergent medical illness and injury.
2. The student will play an active role in managing acutely ill patients in a timely manner, following their Emergency Department course, and deciding on an appropriate disposition.
3. Students will become exposed to a variety of invasive and noninvasive procedures that are performed in the Emergency Department i.e. arterial punctures, IV lines, peripheral blood draws, suturing, lumbar punctures, NG tubes, Foley catheters, resuscitation skills, airway management and many other procedures under the direct supervision of faculty.
4. The student will further enhance basic clinical skills, such as the history and physical exam; and learn how to identify and treat life-threatening conditions.

Methods:

The clerkship is composed of approximately 18-20 clinical shifts in a variety of clinical settings from high volume urban centers to high volume suburban centers. The clinical sites include Detroit Receiving Hospital, Sinai-Grace Hospital, St John’s Hospital and William Beaumont Royal Oak. The student will be expected to perform as a sub intern, working under the direct supervision of a senior emergency medicine resident and attending staff. There is a weekly didactic program for the medical students consisting of a core curriculum and facilitated discussions. In addition, a High Fidelity Patient Simulator is used to simulate a variety of clinical settings.  Students are provided with a student Emergency Medicine Rotation Manual that the facilitated weekly discussions are based on. They are encouraged to attend the weekly Emergency Department Grand Rounds in the department they are rotating in. There is both an OSCE and a written final exam on the last day of the clerkship. The course begins on the first weekday of the month with a mandatory orientation and concludes on the last weekday of the month with the OSCE and the exam.

Days/Week: 5 clinical 1 didactic

Hours/Week: 52. Students will work day, afternoon, and midnight shifts.

Evaluation: Clinical, Pre-test, Post-test, and OSCE

Maximum Number of Students: Maximum visiting students: 1 / Month

Coordinators:

Sarkis R Kouyoumjian, MD & Trifun Dimitrijevski, MD

Department of Emergency Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
6G University Health Center
4201 St. Antoine
Detroit, Michigan 48201

Phone: (313) 993-2530
Fax: (313) 993-7703