This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and practice of emergency medicine. The goal is to familiarize students with emergency medicine and to train them how to properly manage emergency medical situations. These clerkship goals are consistent with the overall goals of the Marshall University School of Medicine's medical education curriculum, which places emphasis on training generalist physicians. This course is a required four week experience for all Fourth Year Students prior to graduation.
Students are to be assigned to see patients under the direct supervision of faculty preceptors.
Scheduling of the students' shifts is to be at the convenience of the preceptors who work with the students. Students are required to work at least two shifts during the weekend and to ride one 10-hour shift with a local EMS unit. At the end of each clinical shift, students are expected to complete a brief checklist of the patient complaints which they have seen. These checklists are vital to the continued development of the clerkship. Data obtained will assist in the determination of a consistent and comparable experience between the sites.