Students
Study Materials
The following educational resources are available for students preparing to rotate in the ED.
CDEM Modules
The Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (CDEM) website has several chief complaint-based modules designed for senior medical students seeking to develop a strong foundation in the core concepts of Emergency Medicine.
SAEM's Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (CDEM) and EMRA released a training video for medical students that demonstrates how to tell a compelling story when presenting a patient’s case. This brief video offers handy do’s and don’ts that will help medical students understand how best to efficiently and effectively communicate in the ED.
The ten-minute video features EMRA resident and student members and CDEM leaders.
The video was designed to illustrate the principles outlined in "The 3-minute emergency medicine medical student presentation: a variation on a theme" by Davenport, Honigman, and Druck (Acad Emerg Med, 2008).
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"Oral presentations are a critical element in the communication of medical knowledge between students and faculty, but in most locations, the amount of time spent on teaching the oral presentation is minimal. Furthermore, the standard oral presentation does not work well within the emergency medicine (EM) setting, due to time constraints and the different principles that make EM a unique specialty."
How to Present a Patient to the ED
This brief training video demonstrates how to efficiently and effectively present a clinical case while rotating in the emergency department. There are handy dos & don’ts that will help medical students understand how best organize pertinent information when presenting.
CDEM, EMRA, and CORD have teamed up to provide this video on Effective Consultation in Emergency Medicine
How to Call a Consultant
Calling a consult can be one of the most intimidating tasks for students rotating in the Emergency Department. This video demonstrates how to organize pertinent information, effectively and accurately communicate this clinical case and question to the consult over the phone.
EMRA Splinting Guide
This quick reference infographic is a fantastic resource to help students properly apply splints for common orthopedic injuries managed in the emergency department.
Emergency Medicine Podcasts and Other Resources
The following are available online and serve as an effective, asynchronous educational resource.
Core EM discusses “bread & butter” ED diagnoses and their website includes hundreds of articles, procedure videos, and a blog.
EM Basic is a chief complaint based podcast perfect for students learning how assess patients and initiate work-ups.
EM Clerkship has a series of “NBME Shelf Review” episodes which are excellent for students preparing for their end-of-clerkship final exam.
EM:RAP Check out their “Continuous Core Content” (C3) series for reviews of how to approach and take care of patients with the most serious and common ED complaints.
EM Stud The official CDEM podcast for students pursing a career in emergency medicine.
Closing the Gap Guide for best techniques in suturing and wound closure.
Core Ultrasound Bedside ultrasound pearls, home of 5-minute Ultrasound educational videos