Welcome to the Department
of Emergency Medicine and the medical student rotation at Mercy Medical Center.
This rotation offers a unique and exceptional learning experience. Mercy’s emergency department is staffed by board certified emergency physicians who are faculty at the University of Maryland and as such are committed to excellence in teaching and research. The student is actively involved in the evaluation and treatment of adult patients in the emergency department. Students work under the direct supervision of attending physicians. Disease processes encountered are typical of emergency medicine spanning medical, surgical and gynecological emergencies. In addition to learning the management of a variety of urgent and emergent medical conditions, students will have the opportunity to learn many vital skills including intravenous access, incision & drainage, laceration repair, medical resuscitation, tube thoracostomy, central venous access, bed side ultrasonography, fracture splinting, joint dislocation reduction among others. Students attend the same lectures and labs (cadaver, splint, ultrasound, suture & simulation labs) as the UMMS EM rotation. The distinguishing features of this rotation include working each shift directly with a designated attending and exposure to the practice of emergency medicine in a community hospital setting that has strong academic affiliations.
- Duration of rotation: 4 weeks
- Prerequisite courses: Internal Medicine and General Surgery Clerkships
- Hours of participation: approximately 40 hours per week
- Number of student per month rotation: 3-4
- Location: Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Medical Center
- Course Director: Siamak Moayedi, MD, FAAEM
- For further information contact: Siamak Moayedi
Link to curriculum and orientation packet
