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2024-2025 Electives
20ZE701 — EMERGENCY MEDICINE
20ZE701 — EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Description:
This course is designed to provide on-site rotation with emergency trained physicians in a community-based hospital Emergency Department. A student can expect exposure to multiple patient volume, care of blunt and penetrating trauma, acute medical illness in adult and pediatric patients and industrial medicine. If the student is in the fourth year and has some experience, greater responsibility and freedom can occur. Housing is available if necessary. This course will provide interested students with exposure to Residency trained career Emergency Medicine physicians in a busy community practice.
Elective Details:
Primary Contact for Add/Drops: Kristina Borger (kaborger@iu.edu)
Director: George Kim, M.D.
Campus: South Bend
Location: Elkhart General Hospital (Elkhart)
Other Faculty: Michelle Bache, M.D., Jason Bailey, M.D., George Kim, M.D., Scott Ludwig, M.D., John T. Rice, M.D., Jamie Shoemaker, M.D.
Open Enrollment or Permission Required?: Permission Required
Learning Objectives
- 1) Demonstrate the fundamental approach to caring for patients with urgent and emergent medical conditions (PC1)
- 2) Perform a focused history, physical examination and management plan for patients presenting with unselected illnesses and injuries (PC1)
- 3) Describe the fundamental concepts of resuscitation for patients in all age groups with either medical illness or injury (PC1)
Assessment
Clinical Performance Evaluation Form; (Clinical Observation by course director)
Activities
Enrollment Information
Prerequisites: 4th year status. Interest in emergency medicine.
Availability with Max Students per Rotation:
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Duty Hours: 30
Time Distribution: 90% Clinical; 10% Library/Research
Elective Type Category: AC - Advanced Clinical
Notes and Enrollment Information:
THIS ELECTIVE DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE INITIAL SENIOR MATCH All South Bend electives must go thru the South Bend campus coordinator. Contact Kristina Borger (kaborger@iu.edu or 574-631-1870)
Third Year Elective? No
Interprofessional Skills and Service Learning
Interprofessional Collaborative Skills: None
Service Learning Included: None