10-21-2006, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by awdc
What I mean by a lot of work is that you can expect to be seeing patients from the time you start till the time you leave. You eat when you can in EM. The ED is virtually always busy. I carry a PowerBar just in case I can't eat when I hope to. Students don't have to do any documentation and the fact that all documentation, labs, orders, previous charts, imaging, etc are done electronically, it makes it a breeze to follow your patients.
Shifts are a mix of 8, 10, and 12 hours. Some night shifts, some swing shifts (afternoon to 11pm or midnight), and day shifts. Weekends are just like any other day in EM so expect to go in at least half your weekends. No shifts are scheduled for students on Wednesdays so we can attend conference all morning and procedure lab afterwards. Shifts in Resuscitation can be light but there's no way of telling when. There is no call in EM and I've never heard of anyone being on call in EM anywhere. I went in five to six days a week for the better part of the rotation.
The nurses and PCA's are great. They usually get things done as quickly as they can. However, since it is so busy so often, they will appreciate any help from the student, too. If you haven't learned yet, most are happy and willing to teach you how to do things like starting an IV, drawing labs, getting an EKG, or just show you where you can get things around the ED. You usually don't have to worry about wheeling a patient to CT or x-ray.
Students are one-on-one with an attending but since the ED is only so big, there's also room for some interaction with residents. Both attendings and residents are super cool. If you're thinking about doing this rotation, apply early since they only take four students per month. I saw a lot of patients, learned a lot, and had a great time.
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Thanks for the info...I better schedule it asap..
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