M4 Elective

SURG-733 Trauma Center/Emergency Department

Periods Offered: Each four weeks
Student Limit: 4

This elective is for current UNMC 4th year medical students and must be pre-arranged with the student clerkship coordinator. This is an experience at the Nebraska Medical Center, which will show the operation of an emergency department in a large community by full-time faculty of the College of Medicine, and allows students direct patient contact under supervision of an attending physician. This rotation includes lectures on the topics of Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain, Toxicology, and Ultrasound in the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Chiefs conduct a splint lab while on this rotation. Medical students will be required to perform an observation on an ambulance with Omaha Fire Department. During the months of September through April, those interested in Air Medicine can request flight time with LifeNet, Air medical services. While on this rotation, students are required to read "First Exposure to Emergency Medicine" (textbooks provided at no cost) and complete a post-test.

Students interested in pursuing Emergency Medicine as a career are strongly encouraged to arrange a meeting with an EM faculty member to assist guiding students through off campus rotation site ideas, ERAS, and the interview season.

For further information contact Kelly Deerson, Clerkship Coordinator.