Emergency Medicine - EMER 543–M

Prerequisite Courses:

Internal Medicine and Surgery Clerkships

Location:

Mercy Medical Center

Description and Goals:

This rotation offers a unique and exceptional learning experience. Mercy's emergency department is staffed by board certified emergency physicians who are faculty at the University of Maryland and as such are committed to excellence in teaching and research. The student is actively involved in the evaluation and treatment of adult patients in the emergency department. Students work under the direct supervision of attending physicians. Disease processes encountered are typical of emergency medicine spanning medical, surgical and gynecological emergencies. In addition to learning the management of a variety of urgent and emergent medical conditions, students will have the opportunity to learn many vital skills including intravenous access, incision & drainage, laceration repair, medical resuscitation, tube thoracostomy, central venous access, bed side ultrasonography, fracture splinting, joint dislocation reduction among others. Students attend the same lectures and labs (cadaver, splint, ultrasound, suture & simulation labs) as the UMMS EM rotation. The distinguishing features of this rotation include working each shift directly with a designated attending and exposure to the practice of emergency medicine in a community hospital setting that has strong academic affiliations.

Number of Students:

3

Time of Year Available:

Academic weeks 1-44

Hours:

Shiftwork – days, evenings, weekends

Faculty Responsible:

Siamak Moayedi, M.D.
(410) 332-9477
smoay001@yahoo.com 

Administrative Contact:

Angela Taylor
(410) 328-8025
ataylor@smail.umaryland.edu 

Additional Information:

Schedule to be determined on the first day of elective.

Last Revision: January 25, 2010