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    Apr 18, 2024  
2016-2017 Augusta University Graduate and Professional Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Augusta University Graduate and Professional Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EMED 5013 - Rural Emergency Medicine



The rotation will provide ample clinical experience, patient contact, and procedures. The schedule includes approximately 34-36 hours of patient care contact per week. Students will spend at least one session with a triage nurse in the ED. Students will ride one shift with EMS and one with paramedics during this rotation. Clinical instruction in the initial evaluation and stabilization of the acutely ill and injured patient will be provided by working alongside Emergency Medicine faculty who are present 24 hours a day. Students will work a variety of shifts including days, evenings and nights, including some weekends, comprising a total of fifteen 9-hour shifts.

Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

Credit Hours: 7
Other Contact Hours: 40

Program Restrictions: MD_MEDD-Medicine


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