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Department of Emergency Medicine 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
    • Summary
    • 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
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.

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!”

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