Unlike many of your other rotations with a more “9-5” type schedule, it’s hard for us all to be in the same place at the same time. Because of this, the didactics for the rotation are a few in person simulation based sessions and multiple online resources. Asynchronous online didactics provide a little bit more flexibility and are more forgiving to the nature of “shift work”.
As adult, independent, self-directed learners we anticipate you’ll review these resources as you both prepare for your shelf exam and learn the core elements of emergency medicine. We’ve also decreased the amount of required shifts to allow you sufficient time to complete these modules.
They are a collection of videos, textbook material, and other FOAMEd (Free Open-Access Medical Education) resources which address the course objectives.
As always, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Tesfai (Stroger), Dr. Hunsucker (ROPH) or Dr. Alcorn (Rush) for any questions or concerns throughout your rotation.
| Clerkship Objective | Online Didactic |
|---|---|
| Patient Care and Patient Presentations | How to Approach the ER Patient Critical Thinking in the ED |
| Communication and Consultations | Presentations in the ED CDEM: Consultations in the ED |
| Professionalism | Professionalism |
| Wound Care | CDEM Wound Closure Module |
| EKG | EKG 101 |
| Airway | CDEM Airway Module Airway Procedures |
| Breathing | Respiratory Distress and Ventilator Settings |
| Circulation | Pulseless arrest ACLS Algorithm (Cyclical) ACLS Algorithm (Flowchart) |
| Toxicology | Toxicology Module |
| Trauma | Trauma CDEM Trauma Module |
| Additional Topics | |
| Practice Questions | Participation |
Other useful online resources
Here is a curated list of podcasts and videos that match with the topics you’ll be covering in the ER.
| TOPIC | RESOURCES |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic Reasoning in the ER | St. Emlyn’s: Diagnosis 1 St. Emlyn’s: Diagnosis 2 St. Emlyn’s: Diagnosis 3 Ruben Strayer’s Emergency Thinking ← Really like this one |
| Circulation | RP: Shock |
| Chest Pain | St. Emlyn’s: Chest Pain |
| Shortness of Breath | St. Emlyn’s: SOB |
| Headache | St. Emlyn’s: Headache |
| How to call a consult | St. Emlyn’s: Referrals |
| Dr. Sherman’s County Lectures | vimeo website, ask Dr. Tesfai for the password |