Visiting Student Acting Internship In Emergency Medicine EMRG 9407

 

To provide non-BSOM students an immersive experience in Emergency Medicine. This course designed for a student interested in pursuing emergency medicine as a career. It includes primary exposure to the broad spectrum of acute care, medical/surgical emergencies as well as the resuscitation of critically ill/injured patients.

  1. Students will spend a 4-week clinical rotation in the ECU/ECU Health Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine. They will have primary responsibility of evaluating and caring for ED patients under the supervision of an ECU Emergency Medicine Physician or a Senior ECU Emergency Medicine Resident.
  2. Students will participate in weekly resident conferences as well as simulated patient encounters in the ECU simulation lab.
  3. Students will present one or more evidence-based power point presentations(s).
  4. Students will do one patient follow-up project using the medical literature to evaluate the care of the patient in the emergency department.

Brody Office of Student Affairs

This rotation is limited to six Visiting Students per block or as space allows. Some housing is available on a limited basis. For housing information contact the Office of Student Affairs at 252-744-2278.

For Visiting Student Information and Application, please visit VSAS:

Visiting Student Learning Opportunities

Kimberly Alford, MD
Director of M-4, M-3 Clerkship
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine – Mailstop 625
Brody School of Medicine
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone: 252-744-3813
Email: alfordk@ecu.edu
Iresa Bell
Emergency Medicine Clerkship Coordinator
Phone: 252-744-3813
Email: belli17@ecu.edu