Emergency Medicine Elective

 

Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, serves as a clinical training and research campus for Texas A&M Health Science Center (HSC) College of Medicine.

Course Description

The goal of this rotation is to provide the medical student with an intensive introduction to the field of EM.

Students will have the opportunity to evaluate patients in the emergency room setting with a variety of diseases and refine their medical knowledge and skills necessary to diagnose, manage, and treat patients who are acutely ill or injured. Emphasis is placed on the evaluation of the undifferentiated patient.

Students interested in a career in emergency medicine should take this course early in their fourth year of medical school.

Learning activities will include:

• Clinical Work (shifts in Emergency Department)
• Attending workshops
• Attending weekly resident conference

Prerequisites

Students must be in good standing with their home institution and must have completed all third-year course requirements and be eligible to start their fourth year at their respective medical schools by the time they begin their externship.

Applicants must submit the following with their application:

• VSAS Application Form
• Medical school transcript (to ensure you are in good standing with your medical school)
• USMLE Transcript
• COMLEX Transcript
• CV Immunization record from medical school

How to Apply

Applications are accepted beginning May 1st.

Applications are due six weeks before the start of the rotation. We will notify you of your status (confirmed or waitlisted).

Thanks again for your inquiry into our emergency medicine externship at BUMC and good luck with your fourth year!