Program Overview

Program Overview

The Emergency Medicine Clerkship, offered by the Department of Emergency Medicine, is a 6-unit course available in the Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer semesters. The course is taught by instructors Aaron Harries and Marianne Juarez.

Course Details

Prerequisites

• Completion of clinical rotation in Medicine, Pediatrics, OB-GYN, and Surgery.

Restrictions

• The course is restricted to fourth-year medical students only.
• For rotations in the months of May-December, preference will be given to those seeking a career in Emergency Medicine.

Activities

• Students act as interns in the UCSF and ZSFG emergency departments, where they evaluate and manage patients with undifferentiated emergencies/urgencies.
• Students practice procedural skills and learn to recognize, resuscitate, and stabilize critically ill patients.
• Students work clinical ED shifts in a level 1 trauma center, spend time with San Francisco Poison Control, and participate in weekly didactics.

Course Administration

Instructor Selection

• Students may not choose their instructor for this course.

Enrollment Approval

• Enrollment in this course does not require instructor approval.

Grading Convention

• The course uses a P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) grading convention.

Graduate Division Course

• This is not a Graduate Division course.

Online Course

• This is not a web-based online course.

Interprofessional Education (IPE) Course

• This is not an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course.

Repeat Course for Credit

• Students may repeat this course for credit.

Enrollment Eligibility

• Students in the Graduate Division (i.e., pursuing Master or PhD) may not enroll in this course.