Emergency Medicine Clerkships, Electives and Acting Internships

• Credits: 5

• Program director: Dr. Joshua Glasser

• Location: Hershey

• Maximum number of students: 2

• Prerequisites: Third-year core clerkships

• When offered: All rotations year round

• Length of course: 4 weeks

• Report to: Jamie Agnew-Gruber

• Date/time/location: 8 a.m., H1049

Description: This course is designed for fourth-year medical students with an interest in emergency medicine, pediatrics, and pediatric emergency medicine. There are a total of 18 nine-hour shifts where medical students work with senior Emergency Medicine residents and Pediatric Emergency Medicine faculty. Students will be required to work a variety of shift times including day, evening, overnight, and weekend shifts. This course is designed to expose students to the broad range of conditions that present to our pediatric emergency department. Students completing this rotation will have the opportunity to observe and participate in pediatric trauma and medical resuscitations. This rotation students will be able to evaluate ill and injured children, reinforce their pediatric history and physical skills and participate in simple procedures in the pediatric emergency department. Students will care for diverse patients under the supervision of emergency medicine and pediatric emergency medicine faculty and senior emergency medicine residents. The rotation is open to both Penn State and visiting medical students. This rotation is only open to visiting medical students who are interested pursuing emergency medicine as a career. Visiting medical students must apply through VLSO.

• Credits: 5 credits

• Course director: Dr. Joshua Glasser

• Location: Hershey

• Maximum number of students: 8

• Prerequisites: Third-year core clerkships

• When offered: All rotations year round

• Length of course: 4 weeks

• Report to: Jamie Agnew-Gruber

• Date/time/location: 8 a.m., H1049

Description: Fourth-year medical students participating in this 4-week clerkship will act as interns evaluating and managing undifferentiated emergency department patients. One of the main goals of this rotation is to provide students with the opportunity to independently evaluate patients, develop assessments and plans, and manage acute ill and injured patients. Students will work approximately 18 nine-hour clinical shifts (day, evening, overnight shifts and two weekends) with the opportunity to work with our faculty and senior residents in our Emergency Department. In addition to clinical shifts, there is built-in EMS experience with optional opportunities with Life Lion Critical care transport and flight EMS. Students are required to attend our weekly resident conferences and student lecture and simulation series. The rotation is open to both Penn State and visiting medical students. This rotation is only open to visiting medical students who are interested pursuing emergency medicine as a career. Visiting medical students must apply through VLSO.

• Credits: 5 credits

• Program leadership: Dr. Joshua Glasser

• Location: Hershey

• Maximum number of students: 2

• Prerequisites: Completion of the first two years of medical school; MS3 students only

• When offered: All rotations year round

• Length of course: 4 Weeks

• Report to: Jamie Agnew-Gruber

• Date/time/location: 8 a.m., H1049

Description: This four-week Emergency Medicine Elective is for third-year medical students who are interested in learning and gaining exposure to the specialty of Emergency Medicine. This rotation involves both day, evening, overnight and weekend shifts. Students will work closely with a senior Emergency Medicine resident to gain skills in patient evaluation, clinical presentation and development of a differential diagnosis. Students will take an more observational role in the care of critical patients and may see less severely ill patients independently.