Medical Student Rotation

Enrolled students are assigned to one of our main teaching hospitals (ECMC or BGMC). Each student will be assigned to a faculty preceptor during each clinical shift. All patients seen by students will be presented directly to the attending physician.

• (15) 8-hour clinical shifts
• One case write-up
• Participation in Didactics

• Attend Wednesday EM Grand Rounds 8:30AM -12:30PM
• Student Lectures — Mondays 9:00AM-12:00PM
• Journal Club — occurs 4 times per year hosted by the attendings in the evening. Students are encouraged to come if Journal Club occurs during their rotation. 

• Common Chief Complaints in the Emergency Department
• Basic Ultrasound skills
• Toxicology
• EKG Interpretation
• Interpretation and treatment of arrhythmias
• Central and intraosseous line placement
• Trauma

At the end of the month students will be expected to:

• Present cases in an organized manner
• Understand the pathophysiology of common disorders
• Evaluate and manage medical, surgical, and trauma cases
• Develop focused differential diagnostic considerations for common emergency department complaints:
  • Headache
  • Chest Pain
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Syncope
  • Shortness of Breath
• Perform basic skills including:
  • Suturing
  • Splinting
  • IV access
  • F.A.S.T. Ultrasound Evaluations
  • Advanced EKG Interpretation
  • CXR Interpretation
  • NG Tube Placement
  • Recognize common fractures

(will be arranged on an individual basis)

• Additional Ultrasound Experience
• Involvement in Faculty Research Projects

Students will be responsible to give shift evaluations to 5 attendings that they work with during their clinical time in the Emergency Department. The clerkship grade is based on a composite of these evaluations from faculty as well as their case presentation and participation in didactic requirements.

Students will attend Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds lectures each Wednesday morning from 8:30am-12:30pm.

There will be a student lecture series in addition to the Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, which students are required to attend. The lectures will occur every Monday from 9:00am-12:00pm. A lecture schedule will be distributed during the first week of the module.

Prerequisite — 4th year medical students from U.S. schools (MD or DO)

Buffalo / Niagara Region — Students must provide their own transportation. Learn more about the Buffalo/Niagara Region.