Diagnosis, laboratory evaluation, and care of selected patients are covered. Directed didactic education, individual and small group discussion sessions are required. EMD 891 provides a four-week experience for all fourth year students. Syncope Students are exposed to topics of discussion that are within the core curriculum for emergency medicine residents. These topics vary month by month.
Students also have a guided exposure over a one-month period to a variety of clinical problems.
Students are required to attend four hours of didactic instruction weekly. The sessions are held on Friday afternoons. Attended presentations are provided by emergency medicine residents, emergency medicine faculty and faculty from other specialties. Case-based small group discussions are held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Each session is two hours.