Elective Years 3 and 4: Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medicine

Diversification = R1 Emergency Medicine

University of Alberta Students: Mary-Lynn Ferguson, 780-492-8037 or emugme@ualberta.ca
Visiting Canadian Medical Students: visitingelectives@ualberta.ca
For visiting electives, space will not be confirmed until an application has been received through the AFMC Portal

An elective in Emergency Medicine offers the student a large variety of interesting patients and clinical challenges. Under the supervision of an Emergency physician, the student will have the opportunity to examine patients and develop proficiency in the initial assessment and management of undiagnosed diseases and injuries. They will observe and assist in the initial management and assessment of major medical, surgical and other emergencies. They will perform, under supervision, a variety of outpatient procedures. Since there are several other groups (Residents, Paramedics, etc.) using the Emergency Department to gain clinical experience, it is necessary to set a limit on the number of students in the Emergency Department at any one time, in order that each student will derive maximum benefit from his or her time in the Emergency Department. Each student will be assigned evening, night and weekend shifts during the elective.

Completing this elective should:

• help develop clinical skills, judgment and knowledge in assessing and diagnosing patients with emergent problems.
• introduce the student to initial assessment stabilization and/or resuscitation of seriously ill or injured patients.
• help develop the student's skill at performing a variety of procedures and techniques.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Undergraduate medical students in Canadian or LCME-accredited institutions.
• Students are permitted to apply for electives with start dates from the January prior to their final year and onward.  However, there is limited availability from January to April.  There is more availability from April to August, once the previous class has completed their core rotations.
• Submission of requests for electives (Internal University of Alberta students) at least 3 months before the requested elective date.
• Visiting students are encouraged to apply at least 6 months prior to their requested start date to increase their chances of being placed.

Priority Policy: In order to utilize all available elective times, priority will be given to earlier applications. Students are to apply as early as possible. When more than 1 student applies at the same time for the same elective period, medical students in the University of Alberta Medicine Program will be given priority over students applying from other centres in Canada.

Visiting Students: NETCARE ACCESS REQUIRED FOR THIS ELECTIVE
Students MUST request access for Netcare A MINIMUM OF 6 WEEKS before the elective start date. Students who do not place this request before the 6 week deadline will not be granted access. Once visiting students have applied through the AFMC Student Portal and their elective is confirmed, a confirmation email will automatically be generated with further instructions and the online training link for Netcare.

Connect Care access is required.