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Emergency Medicine (M27)  (Dept. Info)Medicine  (Policies)YR2024
M27 EMED 802Emergency Medicine (Clinical Elective)0.0 Unit
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01TBA(None) / LevineDefault - none9930
Desc:Location: Barnes-Hewish Hospital (Emergency Department), West County Emergency Department
Elective contact: Dora Miller, doram@wustl.edu
Rotation length: 4 weeks only
Enrollment limit per block: 4
M27 EMED 810Medical Toxicology (Clinical Elective)0.0 Unit
Description:This rotation offers practical experience in the evaluation and management of the acutely ill, poisoned, envenomated, or intoxicated patient. Students will function as sub-interns and either report to the senior resident, toxicology fellow, or directly to the toxicology attending.

Students will gain familiarity and experience evaluating and treating patients who have intentionally and unintentionally overdosed on medications or illicit drugs or have substance use disorders, been envenomated (such as by spiders, snakes, or other reptiles), or been exposed to toxic substances or chemicals. Students will also gain experience in prescribing antidotes and learning to properly decontaminate someone after an ingestion or exposure.

There are no overnight or weekend shifts. While not required, students are welcome to participate during off hours to see new consults and enhance their experience and learning. Daily activities start in the morning and are generally concluded by the early afternoon. A core content of lectures will be provided. The students will also be assigned small projects during their rotation that will enhance their experience particularly in environmental and occupational toxicology.

Opportunities to increase their experience with occupational toxicology and addiction medicine also exist during this rotation; students will be able to rotate in the outpatient toxicology and addiction medicine clinic. Students will also have the opportunity to interact with the Missouri Poison Center staff.

Students desiring a letter of recommendation from one of the toxicology attendings (who are also Emergency Medicine attendings) or those interested in pursuing a career in Emergency Medicine or Medical Toxicology should take this elective. Also, students considering specialties such as Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, Neurology, Critical Care Medicine or Internal Medicine should consider this rotation as they will be responsible for evaluating toxicologic conditions as part of their inpatient or outpatient practice.

Please be advised that there is a limit of days off while on this rotation during interview season; otherwise, students should arrange to take the elective at a different time during the year. Days off should be requested from the Course Coordinator at least two weeks prior to the beginning of the rotation for scheduling purposes.

Student time distribution: Inpatient 70%; Outpatient 10%; Conferences/Lectures 20%; Subspecialty Care 100%
Patients seen weekly: 10-20
On-call/weekend responsibility: None
Attributes:Med: VISP, WUSMEC
Instruction Type:Internship/Practicum Grade Options:P Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:N/AFrequency:None / History
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01TBATBABergDefault - none99120
Desc:Location: Renard Hospital (Medical Toxicology Office, Sixth Floor)
Elective contact: Sara Delatte, sara.delatte@wustl.edu
Rotation length: 4 weeks only
Enrollment limit per block: 2
M27 EMED 820Emergency Ultrasound (Clinical Elective)0.0 Unit
Description:Point of care ultrasound is an integral diagnostic and procedural tool for nearly every clinical specialty, but is vitally important to Emergency Medicine. Ultrasound examination at the bedside is noninvasive, painless, and repeatable unless many other common diagnostic tests. However, like all procedures, developing ultrasound skills takes a significant amount of practice and experience.

This rotation will focus on clinical ultrasound image acquisition and interpretation at the bedside. Students will participate in the performance of bedside ultrasound of patients in the Emergency Department. Common applications of Emergency Ultrasound include the FAST exam, pelvic ultrasound, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), vascular access, renal, ocular, cardiac ultrasound, and DVT.

Students will be involved in direct patient care during this rotation as part of the ultrasound team in the Emergency Department. In general, the student will be in the Emergency Department during weekdays to perform these exams. In addition, the student will meet with the Elective Instructor approximately once per week, to review images or for direct hands-on instruction. At the end of the rotation, the student should be able to obtain images for basic point of care ultrasound examinations and interpret those images for diagnostic purposes. Students may also have the opportunity to practice ultrasound-guided procedures during the rotation.

Student time distribution: Outpatient 80%; Conferences/Lectures 20%; Primary Care 40%; Subspecialty Care 60%
Patients seen weekly: 25+
On-call/weekend responsibility: None
Attributes:Med: VSEC, WUSMEC
Instruction Type:Internship/Practicum Grade Options:P Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:N/AFrequency:None / History
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01TBATBAWallaceDefault - none99130
Desc:Location: Barnes-Jewish Hospital (Emergency Department)
Elective contact: Victoria Braun, vbraun@wustl.edu
Rotation length: 2 or 4 weeks
Enrollment limit per block: 1
M27 EMED 830EMS: Emergency Medical Services (Clinical Elective)0.0 Unit
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01TBATBAKane, LiDefault - none99940
Desc:
Location: Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Elective contact: Dr. James Li, l.james@wustl.edu
Rotation length: 2 weeks only
Enrollment limit per block: 1
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M27 EMED 910Emergency Medicine Advanced Clinical Rotation (ACR)140.0 Units
Description:This rotation offers practical experience in the evaluation and management of acutely sick and injured patients. Students will function as subinterns, initially evaluating their assigned patients, and developing a plan for further diagnostic studies and therapy. They will report to a senior level resident or an attending physician.

The student can expect the opportunity to perform or assist with a wide variety of procedural skills such as suturing, splinting, peripheral and central venous access, ultrasound, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Shifts will be eight hours and students will rotate between day, evening, and night shifts (including weekend shifts) to gain maximum exposure to all types of emergencies. The majority of shifts will occur at Barnes-Jewish Hospital; however, additional shifts may be scheduled at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital and Missouri Baptist hospital, community teaching hospitals approximately 14 miles away.

Students will also be expected to attend weekly grand rounds and student lectures covering aspects of the core content of Emergency Medicine as well as attend a departmental journal club and student simulation session.

Students will gain an understanding of other disciplines closely associated with Emergency Medicine by doing rotations with either social work, nursing, or respiratory therapy. Students will also gain knowledge of the triage system during their time in the department. If schedules allow, students interested in EM will be doing 1:1 shifts with a single attending during their rotation as well as having a teaching shift with the education resident and fellow.

Students desiring a Standard Letter of Evaluation (SLOE) should take the Emergency Medicine ACR. Students will be scheduled for required weekend and overnight shifts and changes will not be allowed to the schedule unless approved prior to the start of the rotation by the course coordinator.

Please be advised that there is a limit of days off while on this rotation during interview season; otherwise, students should arrange to take the elective at a different time during the year. Days off during the rest of the year will conform to university policy. Days off should be requested from the Course Coordinator at least two weeks prior to the beginning of the rotation for scheduling purposes.

Student time distribution: Direct Patient Care 90%; Conferences/Lectures 10%
Patients seen weekly: Approximately 6 per shift
On-call/weekend responsibility: Evenings, overnights, and weekends; no on-call
Attributes:Med: VSEC, WUSMAC, WUSMEC
Instruction Type:Internship/Practicum Grade Options:P Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:N/AFrequency:None / History
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01TBA(None) / LevineDefault - none999200
Desc:Location: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, Missouri Baptist Hospital
Elective contact: Dora Miller, doram@wustl.edu
Rotation length: 4 weeks only
Enrollment limit per block: 12
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