Emergency Medicine - MD (EMM)

EMM 099  Emergency Medicine  3 cr  

The students will assist the attending physician and/or PGY 2-3 resident in evaluating and treating acute emergency patients presenting to USAMC Emergency Department.

EMM 311  Emergency Medicine  4 cr  
EMM 400  Emergency Med Externship  1-4 cr  

To be determined.

EMM 411  Emergency Medicine Response  1-4 cr  

A minimum of 10 ride along shifts (12 hr shifts) divided between MFRD and MCEMSS 8 hours at 911 center divided between the 911 dispatch call takers and the individual agency dispatch stations. Preparation and presentation of one lecture to a basic EMT class.

EMM 420  Ultrasound in Emer. Medicine  4 cr  

EMM 420 Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine elective will provide instruction in focused bedside ultrasound (US) in the evaluation and diagnosis of various conditions encountered in the Emergency Department (ED), building upon students? previous instruction on US and anatomy.

EMM 444  Spec Elec-Emergency Medicine  1-4 cr  

To be prepared by the student in conjunction with the Course Director and approved by the Vice Dean before course can be added to schedule. This course is designed to offer students and faculty/clinical faculty an opportunity to develop electives which are not offered in the Elective Manual. Such an elective may be made permanent and printed in the next edition of the Elective Manual at the request of the Course Director and with the approval of the Curriculum Committee. At the discretion of the Vice Dean, this elective may count as the required "in-house" elective.

EMM 450  Acting Intern - Emergency Medi  1-4 cr  

This elective is designed to provide an opportunity for increased responsibility and experience in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of patients with acute and chronic medical and surgical conditions presenting to the Emergency Department and Level 1 Trauma Center.

EMM 453  Emergency Medicine-Pediatrics  4 cr  

The acting intern will be responsible for performing and appropriately documenting the history, physical examination and diagnosis as well as all procedures in the medical record. The acting intern will also be responsible for carrying out the management plan after discussion with the attending physician/senior pediatric resident and will provide for appropriate transfer of care upon completion of their assigned shift or admission of their patient to the inpatient service. The acting intern will have duties and responsibilities of first year pediatric housestaff assigned to the Evaluation Center.

EMM 460  Emergency Medicine Elective  1-8 cr  

Students will work side by side with resident and faculty assigned to the Emergency Department. The students will interview and examine patients and recommend appropriate therapy under the supervision of the resident or attending physician. Coverage is provided on a continuing basis by Residents and the Attending faculty of the Department of Emergency Medicine. The supervision of the students will be by the Attending physicians of the Department of Emergency Medicine. In addition, Attending physicians from other services will serve as consultants to the physicians in the Emergency Department. The student will rotate shifts. Seminars will include major aspects of emergency medical care. The course will include clinical case reviews.

EMM 478  Emergency Medicine  1-4 cr  

Students will work side by side with residents and faculty assigned to the Emergency Department. The students will interview and examine patients and recommend appropriate therapy under the supervision of the resident or attending physician. Coverage is provided on a continuing basis by Residents and the Attending faculty of the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Emergency Medicine. The supervision of the students will be by the Attending physicians of the Department of Emergency Medicine. In addition, attending physicians from other services serve as consultants to the physicians in the Emergency Department. The student will rotate shifts. Seminars will include major aspects of emergency medical care. The course will include clinical case reviews.

EMM 480  Wilderness Medicine Elective  1-4 cr  

The course focuses on the basic first aid professionals need in a wilderness or disaster setting. If you want to help, it teaches you what to do when you can't call 911. You will complete an industry approved 16 hour WFA course and have an additional 6 hours of topics pertaining to wilderness medicine in the southern ecosystem. Perhaps more important, it teaches you how to take care of yourself in difficult living conditions. The outdoor training and wilderness expedition will advance your camping and outdoor survival skills.