Department of Emergency Medicine WellSpan York Hospital – York, Pennsylvania Emergency Medicine Summer Clinical Externship Program for Medical Students
Eligible Students:
Medical students who have recently completed the MS-I year (i.e., summer between first and second year).
Student Benefits:
- Early exposure to emergency medicine in a busy community academic center
- Opportunity to practice observed history and physical examination skills on patients in the ED with feedback from Emergency Medicine Attendings
- Opportunity to shadow Emergency Medicine Attendings and Residents
- Participation in resident workshops/skill stations and lectures
- Learn and practice various procedures in our simulation center (i.e. intubation, central lines, chest tubes, suturing, splinting, ultrasound and running resuscitations)
- Participation in important emergency medicine lectures dedicated to medical students
- Specific training in ECG interpretation and other clinical skills
- Opportunity to do ride-alongs with our paramedics
- Development of professional skills – medical writing and oral presentation skills
- $500 stipend, free room/meals, free parking
- Development of externship portfolio of deliverables/projects: Oral case presentation and ECG write-up
Requirements:
- Completion of MS-I year required to participate
- Weekly clinical shadowing shifts and observed history and physical exams
- Attendance at Tuesday medical student academic days
- Attendance at scheduled medical simulation sessions
- Completion of oral topic presentation
- Completion of ECG write-up
- ECG diagnosis
- Background/case data
- ECG findings/discussion
- References (including journal/primary references)
Course Length
- Four weeks: June 1, 2010 to June 25, 2010
Monday through Friday (weekends off)
Student Selection Process:
- Essay outlining interest (500 words or less)
- Curriculum vitae
- Deadline March 1, 2010
- Accepted student will be notified via electronic and U.S. mail in mid-March 2010
Interested students, please forward your curriculum vitae and a 500 word essay outlining your inter-est in this program to:
Elizabeth Hall, M.D.
Course Director – Medical Student Summer Clinical Externship
Assistant Residency Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
WellSpan York Hospital
1001 S. George St.
York, PA 17405
Phone: 717-851-2450
Fax: 717-851-3469
E-mail: ehall@wellspan.org
Additional information is available by contacting Dr. Hall, or Wende Tucker, our medical student coordinator: wtucker@yorkhospital.edu. Phone: 717-851-5064.
Please feel free to browse our website: www.yorkhospital.edu for other general information.
Past Students from These Medical Schools:
- University of Maryland
- Penn State University - Hershey
- Drexel University
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)
- Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Midwestern University
- The Commonwealth Medical College
Comments from last year’s students:
“This program greatly exceeded my expectations and I have been thoroughly impressed.”
“This program has served its purpose for me in that I got a great look at all the cases, procedures and issues that EM physicians face. This experience has propelled my enthusiasm for EM that much more.”
“This was an excellent experience. I found it both exciting and informational.”
“…this externship was a great way to spend the month, my fellow classmates were envious. Thank you for the experience!”
WellSpan York Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Phone 717.851.3070
www.yorkhospital.edu
Fax 717.851.3469
Teaching. Service. Excellence.
A Solid Foundation for the Future