Adult Emergency Medicine

Goals and Objectives:
This electives serves as an orientation to Adult Emergency Medicine. Candidates are expected to learn about disease processes as they affect patients who present to the Emergency Department and to appreciate and gain exposure to the specialty of Emergency Medicine. Candidates will learn applied problem solving techniques in Emergency Medicine.

Candidates will spend time with a staff emergency physician preceptor in the department and their clinical activities will range from seeing patients seen by other emergency physicians to examining on their own. Candidates are invited and expected to attend all Emergency Medicine Rounds, Journal Clubs, Resident Seminars and other academic programs as well as experience with the provincial air ambulance is offered.

For specific goals and objectives, please see the clerkship manual.

Call Responsibility: The candidates are expected to perform between 32 - 40 hours per week of clinical time in the Emergency Department, i.e., 4 - 5 shifts/week.

Availability: Electives are available at any time of the year. There are two academic centres: Health Sciences Centre and St. Boniface General Hospital; as well as four community hospitals: Victoria General, Grace, Seven Oaks and Concordia. Each community hospital can accommodate two clerks per rotation. Health Sciences Centre and St. Boniface General Hospital can accommodate approximately 10 students in total per rotation. Therefore, the number of elective students will depend upon the number of existing students doing their clerkship rotation in each specific department. We will do our best to facilitate all elective students.

To arrange this elective, please contact:

Electives_Administrator@umanitoba.ca