Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine

The Medical Student Emergency Medicine Rotation Print E-mail

This required four-week clerkship introduces the senior medical student to the specialty of Emergency Medicine and reviews principles of emergency care that will benefit a graduate entering any specialty. 11 clinical shifts spread across 3 different Emergency Departments during the month will offer students an opportunity to care for adult and pediatric patients with a variety of complaints. They will work closely with faculty and senior residents to formulate treatment plans and  participate in procedures and other therapeutic interventions. Optional experiences with ground EMS, Lifeflight, and Emergency Ultrasound are also available. This clinical clerkship also has a significant didactic component and students will usually attend 3-5 daily interactive lectures per day on weekdays. Afternoon lab sessions will allow practice of airway skills, splinting and emergency procedures. Students will receive both BLS and ACLS training during the rotation. While this required clerkship is time-intensive and the required elements fill the scheduled 4 weeks, the course director will work with students to the extent possible to manage the scheduling challenges that may be encountered during residency interview season.

We will continue to offer visiting student rotations for interested 4th year medical students August-January. For more information, click the visiting student resources button on the right. 

 


 

Course Director:

Camiron Pfennig, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
You may contact Dr. Pfennig via email by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


For more information about this program please contact:

Nancy Ingram
Emergency Medicine Clinical Course Coordinator
703 Oxford House
Nashville, TN 37232-4700

Direct: 615-936-0095
FAX: 615-936-1316

You may also contact Nancy Ingram via email by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

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  4th Year Academic Calendar for 2010-2011 *Tentative

 

Unit Month Dates Notes
2 February Jan. 31 - Feb. 27  
3 Capstone March Feb 28 - March 25  
Match Day 
March 17  
Spring Break   March 18 - 20  
4 April March 28 - Apr. 24  
Commencement   May 13, 2011  

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  4th Year Academic Calendar for 2011-2012 *Tentative

 

Unit Month Dates Notes
7 July July 5 - July 31  
8 August Aug. 1 - Aug. 28  
September Aug. 29 - Sept. 25

 

Labor day   Sept. 5 Labor Day - No class/clinical activities
10 October Sept. 26 - Oct. 23  
11 November Oct. 24 - Nov. 20  
12 December Nov. 21 - Dec. 16  
Thanksgiving   Nov. 24 - 27 Thanksgiving - No class/clinical activities
Holiday Break    Dec. 17 - Jan. 2 Holiday Break - No class/clinical activities
1 Janurary Jan. 3 - Jan. 29  
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day    Jan. 16 MLK, Jr. Day program no class/clinical activities
2 February Jan. 30 - Feb. 26  
3 Capstone March Feb 27 - March 23  
Match Day 
March 15, 2012
 
Spring Break   March 15 - 18  
4 April March 26 - Apr. 22  
Commencement   May 11, 2012  

 

For more information, please visit https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/registrar/visiting-students

 

Student Resources

Visiting Student Elective

Special Offering: June Visiting Medical Student "Emergency Medicine Clinical, Didactic, and Career Elective" Applicants for the 2012-2013 Academic Year would need to apply through VSAS

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