Program Structure

Clerkship Schedule

Your schedule will include a variety of day, evening and night shifts. You will be given 12 shifts during the four-week period. You may only make changes to your schedule with prior approval by your Site Director. The schedules will be provided the week before your start date. You are NOT allowed to stack shifts to take time off during the rotation. Due to the vast number of learners competing for shifts in each Emergency Department, we cannot always accommodate requests for days off. You must be available to complete shifts throughout your entire rotation. You must receive approval from the UME office for any absence during the rotation. Students are not permitted to be scheduled during (or after 2200 the night before) any of the mandatory small group teaching sessions. A non-approved missed shift will impact your final grade and may cause you to fail the rotation.

Mandatory events for each rotation include: Site Orientation, Weekly Seminars, High Yield & Ultrasound Sessions, Simulation Sessions, and MCQ Exam.

Orientation

The first Monday will be a MANDATORY orientation to your rotation. If your first Monday is a statutory holiday, the orientation will be held on Tuesday at the discretion of your specific Site Director.

Recommended Readings

Please access the MED 558 web page with the link provided in your orientation manual and emails. This site contains the required pre-reading for your academic sessions as well as other suggested resources.

The following are also resources that students are encouraged to access for the rotations/electives and utilize in preparing for the end-of-rotation exam:

  • Rosens Emergency Medicine (Volume 1, Part 2 - Cardinal Presentations)
  • Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine
  • "First Exposure to Emergency Medicine Clerkship" by Lance Hoffman et al. (2004)
  • UpToDate EM
  • eMedicine

Mandatory Small Group Teaching Sessions

At the start of the rotation, you will have a site orientation and a high-yield session. There will also be two simulation sessions per student throughout the rotation and three seminars, all of which are mandatory. Please follow your specific rotation's schedule for the dates, locations, topics and instructors for these sessions. A portion of your final evaluation will be based on your attendance, punctuality and participation in these sessions. A non-approved absence will impact your final clerkship evaluation and may cause you to fail the rotation.

Evaluation

For every shift you work, your preceptor must complete an EPA/MDPA on assess.med. It is your responsibility to ensure that the forms are submitted by your preceptors at the end of each shift. These EPAs will then be used by your Site Director when completing your final rotation assessment and are also used to confirm your shift attendance. If you do not complete these forms, you will not get credits for your rotation. Your final MD Assessment will be available for viewing on Cally after you have completed the required rotation and preceptor forms.

Final Clerkship Mark

Your final clerkship mark consists of the following components:

  • Rotation Evaluation: 60%
  • MCQ Exam: 40% (the exam consists of 50 multiple choice questions and is written on the last Friday)