MPAS 511 - Emergency Medicine II

(4 credits)

Under the supervision of the site preceptor, the student will have opportunities to examine and treat a wide variety of urgent and emergent conditions. The student must be proficient in taking an accurate history, performing a methodical, rapid and accurate directed physical exam, ordering appropriate diagnostic tests, and developing a treatment plan, with subsequent oral presentation to the preceptor. Clinical procedures performed during the rotation may include debridement and suturing of wounds, cast application, nasogastric tube insertion, endotracheal intubation, and Advanced Cardiac Life Support.